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Jayden Daniels isn’t expected to miss much time, if any, but he may not look like his usual self right away.
Fresh off an Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign, Daniels is dealing with a sprain in his knee that Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said will keep him out of practice until Friday.
The Commanders split each of their first two games, handling the New York Giants 21-6 in Week 1 before the Green Bay Packers took care of business with a 27-18 victory three days later.
Daniels rushed for 891 yards, the ninth-most ever by a quarterback and the most by a rookie QB.
As for Minnesota Vikings starter J.J. McCarthy, his first year as a starter is not off to an ideal start. After missing his rookie season with a torn meniscus, he is now dealing with an ankle sprain.
He, too, may still deal with some lingering effects.
“The time frame of two-to-four weeks is pretty consistent with a Grade 2 high-ankle sprain, where there is some, what we call, tissue laxity or instability in the ankle,” Christ said. “That should be able to get under control, but what can happen there, especially with it being his right ankle, is it can be just a little less firm when he pushes off to throw the ball. So we’ll see how long he’s actually out for.
“I believe they have a bye week somewhere in there (Week 6), so a lot of people are speculating he may not return till after that, which, if that’s the case, he should be fine by that point, but if they do try to really speed things up, and it’s more like a two-week absence, he may have some issues pushing off that back leg initially when he’s throwing.”
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