Jayden Daniels suffered a horrific arm injury during the Washington Commanders’ humiliating defeat by the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night.
Daniels was rushing towards the end zone in an attempt to score a consolation touchdown when he was tackled by Seahawks linebacker Drake Thomas.
As Thomas brought Daniels to the ground, the Commanders quarterback put his left arm down to break his fall.
But something appeared to snap in the elbow region as he did so, causing a devastating injury to the second-year star. Fortunately for Daniels, it was not his throwing arm.
Medics rushed over to help Daniels and devastated Commanders teammates quickly gathered around and took a knee as he received treatment.
Daniels was put into a padded brace and managed to walk off the field before going immediately to the locker room for tests.
Jayden Daniels suffered a horrific arm injury during the Commanders’ game against Seattle
John Bates and Zach Ertz were among the Commanders players to take a knee after the injury
Daniels was put into a padded brace and managed to walk off the field under his own power
Furious Commanders fans took their frustration out on coach Dan Quinn, questioning why Daniels was still in the game when they were losing 38-7.
A particularly angry fan posted on X: ‘I don’t care. Jayden Daniels getting injured is 100% on Dan Quinn and the coaching staff. No reason why your starting QB should be in the game down 38-7 playing in garbage time.’
Another posted: ‘Dan Quinn should be fired for letting Jayden Daniels get hurt. Down 31 with 7 minutes left, why is he still playing?’
‘No reason Jayden Daniels should have still been playing. That’s on Dan Quinn,’ a third commented.
Talking about whether Daniels should have still been in, Cris Collinsworth said on NBC’s broadcast: ‘That’s a fair question. I was thinking about it, too.
‘You know him. You know he doesn’t have that half speed. He’s going to take off and run and do everything he could to score that touchdown.
‘That’s ultimately what got him hurt and nobody is feeling that more than Dan Quinn but yeah, it’s fair. It’s a tough situation because he means everything to this team.’
Meanwhile, former NFL running back and college football national champion Damien Harries said it was an act of ‘malpractice’ by Quinn.
Furious Commanders fans took their frustration out on coach Dan Quinn for leaving Daniels in
He said on CBS: ‘I’ve got to say, as a former player and somebody who has played this game and for coaches who do take care of their players, I’m p***** off.
‘This was malpractice by Dan Quinn. Having him in the game in the fourth quarter, down 38-7 when Jayden Daniels has already missed time with injuries.
‘Now, on top of that, we can all tell that Jayden Daniels is not the biggest guy. He doesn’t have a lot of things to protect him. I’m talking about muscle. He is your most prized possession as a franchise and you’re just hanging him out there to do what?
‘What was his purpose of being out there? Was he going to get any better? Was he going to learn anything? Was he going to bring his team back to win? No, no, no.
‘What’s the point of having him in the game? What’s the point of having back up quarterbacks? For a situation like this, when a game is out of hand and your starters need to be out to protect them from injury.
‘That’s what they’re for. They didn’t utilize that and now they’re going to have to live with the consequences of this injury to Jayden Daniels.’
