Washington Commanders face season-defining crisis as Jayden Daniels suffers another serious elbow injury

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels was carted off the field at halftime during Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys after he appeared to injure his left elbow on the final play of the first half.

During the play, he seemed to hyperextend the left elbow.

And, yes, it was ugly.

It happened on the final play of the first half when Daniels pulled away from center but tripped.

As he tried to regain his balance, he used his left arm to hold himself up.

COMMANDERS OFFENSE TAKES MAJOR HIT AS STAR OFFENSIVE TACKLE SUFFERS MAJOR TRAINING CAMP INJURY The elbow gave way in a manner it is not supposed to bend.

KYLER MURRAY KNOCKED OUT OF VIKINGS DEBUT AFTER FOREARM TO THE HELMET AND BLOW TO NECK BY TWO PACKERS And all this is terrible news because Daniels had a similar injury in 2025 against the Seattle Seahawks.

So this very easily could be a season-defining injury for Daniels.

And the Commanders.

Again.

OutKick medical expert Dr.

David Chao , who served 17 seasons as the head physician for the then-San Diego Chargers and currently runs the Sports Injury Central website, studied the injury via tape.

He put out a post on X with his view.

"By video, clear left elbow dislocation...