LANDOVER, Md. -- Postgame locker rooms say a lot about a team. Victorious ones, especially after a big game, are jubilant, with grown men pouring water on heroes and jumping up and down with childlike joy. Enough to put a smile on anyone's face. Defeated locker rooms feel solemn, with the vibrancy of the room replaced by tension and frustration.

And then there are locker rooms like the Washington Commanders ' as Sunday night spilled into Monday morning. It was, in large swaths, empty. Several players had already left by the time media members were allowed to enter. Other players filed in late. Some departed and returned.

The cause for all the comings and goings? Jayden Daniels , who was not far away in the bowels of Northwest Stadium after suffering a gruesome elbow injury late in th

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