Jayden Daniels suffers gruesome left arm injury during Commanders’ loss to Seahawks

LANDOVER, Md. — Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered a gruesome arm injury with just under eight minutes left in the fourth quarter of a blowout loss to the Seahawks on Sunday night. His left (non-throwing) arm bent backward severely at the elbow as he landed with his full body weight while being sacked near Seattle’s goal line.

Daniels writhed in pain as the Commanders’ medical staff rushed to his side and teammates dropped to one knee. His left arm was put in a large brace as the entire Washington bench came out to his side and a cart pulled up to take him to the locker room.

Daniels declined the ride, however, choosing instead to walk back to the locker room on his own as team athletic trainers held his arm steady.

The injury unofficially sealed the Commanders’ 38-14 defeat and appears to be the dagger in a disappointing season that already had flickering hopes entering this game. Losing Daniels — and losing him in the way the Commanders did, in garbage time of a blowout loss — was a brutal coda, the lowest of low points for a team that experienced almost nothing but highs a year ago.

That Daniels was in the game at all at that point was questionable — and many of the fans who actually remained at Northwest Stadium raised it loudly.

The Commanders trailed 38-7 when Daniels was hurt and had already lost starting cornerback Marshon Lattimore (knee) and receiver/returner Luke McCaffrey (shoulder) to injuries in the game. They joined a lengthy list of players who have missed time for Washington because of injuries, including three starting defensive ends, the team’s top two receivers — Terry McLaurin (quad) and Noah Brown (groin) — running back Austin Ekeler (Achilles) and safety Will Harris (fibula).

This injury is Daniels’ third of the season, after suffering knee and hamstring injuries earlier in the season that caused him to miss three starts, including a loss last week to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Jayden Daniels was helped off the field after suffering an apparent arm injury.

(📺 NBC) pic.twitter.com/teUCS2Q3fD

— ESPN (@espn) November 3, 2025

This story will be updated.