No timeline on Jayden Daniels; Caleb Williams not

Fox Sports announcer Tom Brady might need spoken for all of us when viewing the play in which Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.

Brady said an expletive on the air, expressing a real response to the grotesque sight of Daniels’ joint bending in the fallacious direction after he planted his left hand to break a fall.

The same expression was no doubt used by numerous Commanders followers who had seen their quarterback miss a lot of the 2025 season with the same injury to the same elbow.

Chicago Bears followers also in all probability reacted with related phrases when star quarterback Caleb Williams was carted off the sector with a hamstring injury.

The coaches of both groups had injury updates Monday about the quarterbacks who had been chosen first (Williams) and second (Daniels) in the 2024 draft. Bears coach Ben Johnson told WMVP in Chicago that Williams seems to have prevented a major injury but would “likely miss some time.”

Hours later, however, Johnson told reporters he wasn’t yet ruling out Williams for the Bears’ “Monday Night Football” sport against the Philadelphia Eagles. He said Williams underwent an MRI scan on Monday and that the group acquired news that was “somewhat encouraging.”

“He’s right now working through every avenue that he’s got available to get back on track here,” said Johnson, who added that Williams in all probability would not apply this week. “We’ll see what that looks like. Here’s what I know: This guy’s a little bit different than the average human being. … He gets back, he has in the past, a lot faster than what people can anticipate. I’m not putting a timeline on this. We’re going to say week to week.”

Commanders coach Dan Quinn told reporters that Daniels underwent imaging that morning and would see specialists the next two days.

“We’ll go through the process from there,” Quinn said. “I know you’ll have some questions regarding timelines, but until we go through that process, I’d be guessing to give you any.”

Quinn did say that veteran backup Marcus Mariota would start Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks and that he might need an update on Daniels on Thursday or Friday.

Williams, after going 5-12 as a rookie, threw for a franchise-record 3,942 yards while main the Bears to an 11-6 document and the NFC North title. He bought harm during Chicago’s 9-3 loss Sunday while scrambling deep in Minnesota Vikings territory halfway through the fourth quarter.

Williams was changed by Tyson Bagent, a fourth-year participant who has appeared in 13 video games and is 2-2 as a starter. Johnson told reporters Monday that he was assured in Bagent ought to he have to start any video games in Williams’ place.

“If it goes that route, I feel strongly about what he’s capable of, and our team does, too,” Johnson said. “They know he’s a darn good football player.”

Daniels was an instant star in Washington, main the Commanders to a shock look in the NFC championship sport his rookie season, but he missed all but one sport in the second half of last season after dislocating the same elbow Nov. 2 against the Seattle Seahawks.

He injured it Sunday on a play from the Dallas one-yard line with three seconds remaining before halftime. Left guard Chris Paul stepped on Daniels’ foot as he backed away from middle and the quarterback threw a wild incomplete go as he braced himself on the ground with his other hand.

Mariota changed Williams in the second half and accomplished 11 of 16 passes for 111 yards with one landing.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.