The Washington Commanders have taken a big step back in 2025. Washington is just 4-10 after beating New York 29-21 on Sunday. Now it appears that the Commanders are ready to throw in the towel on the rest of the regular season.
The Commanders have decided to shut down QB Jayden Daniels for the rest of the 2025 season, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
Daniels was reevaluated on Monday and not yet cleared to play. Since he would be medically ruled out for Washington's next game, then face a short week on Christmas, it made sense to make the decision today.
Backup quarterback Marcus Mariota will take over as Washington's starter.
Daniels suffered plenty of injuries during his sophomore season. There were so many that some Commanders fans have started comparing Daniels to Robert Griffin III.
Jayden suffered a knee sprain early in the second, which caused him to miss two games. He also missed time with a hamstring injury.
However, his recent elbow injury is the most worrisome.
Daniels suffered the gruesome injury back in Week 9 against the Seahawks. He missed three games before returning. Then Daniels reaggravated his elbow injury in Week 14 after getting flattened following an interception.
Now his sophomore season is done prematurely.
Daniels finished the season with 1,262 passing yards with eight touchdowns and three interceptions. He also added 58 carries for 278 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
While it is not good to see Washington throw in the towel, they are making a smart choice by shutting down Daniels.
The Commanders have already been eliminated from playoff contention, which means there's no reason to risk the young quarterback's health in a handful of meaning games.
Now Washington can simply turn their eyes toward the future while the finish out the regular season.
Next up for the Commanders is a Week 16 matchup against the Eagles.
