by: Steve Samra 20 minutes ago SamraSource
The Washington Commanders are dealing with injuries to two of their best players at the moment. Ahead of their Week 4 showdown with the Atlanta Falcons, quarterback Jayden Daniels (knee) and wide receiver Terry McLaurin (quad) have been on the injury report.
On Friday, the duo missed practice, putting their status’ in jeopardy for this weekend’s game. We have an official ruling now — according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, both Daniels and McLaurin are out against the Falcons.
“Jayden Daniels is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Falcons due to his knee injury. Commanders QB Marcus Mariota will start against his former Falcons team,” Schefter posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “… And Terry McLaurin also has been ruled out for Sunday.”
Alas, Daniels missed last weekend’s game with the injury, which led to veteran backup Marcus Mariota making the start. He’ll get the nod once again in Week 4. As for McLaurin, he’s hauled in three passes for 74 yards prior to his injury.
Earlier this week, Schefter provided some further insight into McLaurin’s injury on Get Up . Dealing with a quad issue coming out of Week 3, he did not practice all week. The writing was on the wall for him to miss Sunday’s game against the Falcons.
“In that same game, the Commanders look like they very well could be without Terry McLaurin , who suffered a quad injury on Sunday against the Raiders. Left the game, has been undergoing additional testing on that quad,” Schefter said.