QB Daniels feels good but status up to doctors

ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Commanders backmost Jayden Daniels said helium feels bully and much similar himself -- but that doesn't mean he'll play astatine the Atlanta Falcons connected Sunday.

"It's up to the doctors, not my decision," Daniels said.

Daniels was constricted successful signifier Wednesday aft not participating past week earlier sitting retired a 41-24 triumph implicit the Las Vegas Raiders. Receiver Terry McLaurin (right quad) was not connected the signifier field, putting his presumption successful question for the Commanders (2-1) erstwhile they play the Falcons (1-2).

Daniels wore a brace connected his near genu during practice, but said if helium plays he's not definite yet if he'd request it successful a game. He said he's ne'er wore 1 successful a game.

"It's thing to get utilized to," Daniels said. "The doctors haven't said that determination yet, truthful that volition beryllium a conversation."

And erstwhile asked if helium feels immoderate level of discomfort erstwhile connected the tract Daniels said, "No, I'm myself." "I consciousness bully truthful I don't deliberation [the knee] affects me," helium said.

During the information of signifier unfastened to the media, Daniels participated successful idiosyncratic throwing drills -- having to sturdy his stance with his sprained near knee. At times helium rolled 3 steps to his left, turned and threw to his right. He'd mimic sliding successful the pocket, past works and throw.

"He's doing everything you perchance tin to get there," Washington manager Dan Quinn said. "The guy's the eventual rival for us."

Quinn said Daniels -- the 2024 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year who had not missed a crippled until Sunday -- did immoderate enactment Monday and was scheduled to summation his enactment Tuesday.

Daniels said he's done capable moving and cutting "to consciousness bully if I play connected Sunday."

Daniels was wounded connected the archetypal play of the 4th fourth against the Green Bay Packers successful Week 2 erstwhile helium scrambled upfield and took a helmet to his near knee. He said helium did not recognize successful the infinitesimal that helium was hurt.

"I'm a shot player, you mightiness instrumentality immoderate shots present and determination but it wasn't stopping maine from finishing the game," Daniels said.

Marcus Mariota started successful spot of Daniels and completed 15 of 21 passes for 207 yards and a touchdown. He besides ran six times for 40 yards. His past commencement was successful Week 13 of the 2022 play with Atlanta, whom the Commanders sojourn Sunday. Mariota started 13 games for the Falcons successful 2022.

In the past 2 seasons, successful the 9 quarters erstwhile he's had to regenerate an injured Daniels, Mariota has completed 48 of 62 passes for 573 yards, 5 touchdowns and nary interceptions. Washington is 3-0 successful those games.

"Super blessed for him," Daniels said. "He deserves everything. He's my biggest protagonist truthful it was my crook past week to beryllium his."

McLaurin injured his close quad against the Raiders portion being tackled arsenic helium lunged for the extremity portion astatine the extremity of what turned retired to beryllium a 56-yard drawback with 4 minutes 47 seconds near successful the 3rd quarter. McLaurin bounced up, acceptable to observe what was initially ruled a touchdown.

McLaurin did not instrumentality to the game, which Washington led 34-10 entering the 4th quarter.

He has sought aggregate opinions connected the injury.

"It's beauteous mean that erstwhile you person thing that a 2nd sentiment takes place," Quinn said. "It's truly common, astir each does that."

If McLaurin can't play it's imaginable Washington would beryllium minus 2 of its apical 3 receivers for Sunday.

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