by: Brian Jones 18 hours ago brianjones_93
A former NFL team doctor shared some potential good news about Jayden Daniels , who suffered a gruesome injury on Sunday night. David J. Chao went to X/Twitter to react to the injury Daniels suffered in the Washington Commanders vs. Seattle Seahawks game.
“I’m hopeful, based on my 17 years of NFL experience, that the injury is better than what it looks like it may be,” Chao said. If this was his right throwing elbow, it would involve the Tommy John ulnar collateral ligament, and therefore mean surgery in a prolonged recovery.
“This is his non-throwing elbow. Ligaments torn, but does not need surgery. There may be an associate radial head fracture that we’ll have to see with X-rays. But the results are relatively good with this. Do not see this at all as career-threatening. That’s the best news. It’s not even definitively season-ending.”
Jayden Daniels suffered an injury to his left arm and left the game in the fourth quarter. The Commanders QB was scrambling when he was sacked, and his left elbow was bent back on the tackle. Daniels had a black air cast on the arm as he walked to the locker room. The official extent of his injury is not known as of this writing.