Good news on the injury front for the Washington Commanders.
Quarterback Jayden Daniels will start the Commanders’ Week 5 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Daniels missed the previous two games while recovering from a knee injury suffered during Washington’s loss to the Green Bay Packers on ‘Thursday Night Football’ in Week 2.
He practiced fully earlier this week and looks to have progressed enough to be healthy for Sunday’s game.
Daniels missed the Commanders’ 41-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 3 and their 34-27 loss ot the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4.
Even with Daniels’ absence, Washington hasn’t fallen back from second in the NFC East. The undefeated Philadelphia Eagles still lead the way, but the Commanders are just behind them and a game ahead of both the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants in the win column.
Daniels’ return comes ahead of a key stretch of Washington’s season. The Commanders are in primetime twice in the next month with an appearance on ‘Monday Night Football’ in Week 6 against the Chicago Bears at home and Week 8 on the road versus the Kansas City Chiefs.
Commanders QB depth chart
Jayden Daniels
Marcus Mariota
Josh Johnson
Sam Hartman (practice squad)
The Commanders carry three quarterbacks on their active roster in Daniels, Mariota and Johnson. That was the case even before Daniels’ injury.