Quinn: Daniels' hamstring injury 'not significant'

Washington Commanders backmost Jayden Daniels did not endure immoderate semipermanent harm to his close hamstring, an MRI revealed, manager Dan Quinn said Monday.

However, Daniels' availability for an Oct. 27 crippled astatine the Kansas City Chiefs remains uncertain.

"It was not significant," Quinn said of Daniels' injury.

The Commanders did not person bully quality regarding antiaircraft extremity Dorance Armstrong, who suffered a season-ending torn ACL successful his close genu successful Sunday's 44-22 nonaccomplishment to the Dallas Cowboys.

Washington has present mislaid for the play 2 antiaircraft ends who opened the twelvemonth arsenic starters. Deatrich Wise Jr. tore his quad successful Week 2. The Commanders besides mislaid backup Javontae Jean-Baptiste to a season-ending torn pectoral musculus successful Week 4.

Armstrong, who entered the crippled battling a sore hamstring and wounded his genu connected the archetypal series, leads Washington with 5.5 sacks. Washington's defence has been struggling and present ranks 21st successful scoring and 27th successful yards allowed.

"That's a hard 1 for us," Quinn said. "I'm bummed for him; helium was starting to marque his mark."

But the Commanders astatine slightest could exhale regarding Daniels. Quinn said helium would cognize much astir Daniels' presumption erstwhile the squad resumes practicing Thursday.

Daniels injured his close hamstring with 11 minutes, 53 seconds near successful the 3rd 4th erstwhile blitzing linebacker Shemar James had a escaped way to him, causing Daniels to halt from throwing a slant pass. Daniels tried to propulsion the shot down, but James poked it distant for a fumble.

As Daniels deed the crushed helium reached for his hamstring. He limped disconnected the tract but was not limping aft the crippled successful the locker room. If helium can't play against the Chiefs, Marcus Mariota would regenerate him arsenic the starter.