Practice notes | Commanders express confidence in Mariota if called upon

The Washington Commanders might be without their starting quarterback against the Las Vegas Raiders, but they aren't sweating the potential loss as much as one might believe.

The Commanders have not ruled out Daniels, who suffered a knee injury against the Green Bay Packers last week, for their Week 3 home matchup but have been preparing for the possibility that he will be unavailable for the first time in his professional career. Backup Marcus Mariota has already been tapped as the possible replacement for Daniels, although the Commanders will wait until the end of the week to make that decision.

Of course, the preference would be for Daniels to suit up on Sunday, but the Commanders, both coaches and players, are confident Mariota can get the job done.

"If called upon, we would certain