Jayden Daniels Set to Return Against Giants in Elbow Brace

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is expected to start against the New York Giants on Sunday, October 11, wearing a brace after dislocating his left elbow for the second time in 11 months. He missed Washington’s previous two games after the latest injury, which occurred in Week 2. The planned return comes amid differing medical assessments relayed by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Specialists who evaluated Daniels in New York and Los Angeles reportedly considered playing with a brace a viable option. Other doctors around the NFL expressed concern that his history of repeated dislocations could raise the risk of another injury. Those doctors, according to Schefter’s account, had not examined him. The reported concern does not establish Daniels’s individual prognosis. The accounts do not provide the examining specialists’ findings or a detailed treatment plan. The Commanders have not publicly described a final decision on whether Daniels will need surgery or when it might take place. Daniels practiced fully throughout the week before the Giants game.