Washington’s season already felt bruised after a 31-0 humiliation against the Vikings, but Jayden Daniels’ latest elbow scare pushed anxiety into overdrive. The rookie re-aggravated the same arm issue that had already cost him three games and never returned after exiting in Minneapolis, and there are a lot of NFL rumors about this.

Head coach Dan Quinn stressed that the injury is not believed to be season-ending and called these remaining weeks “an important development time” for his quarterback, yet the Commanders now walk a tightrope between protecting their franchise piece and giving him badly needed reps as they stumble through a 3-10 campaign.

While the medical staff monitors Daniels, the front office is staring at a different kind of puzzle. Washington is short on premium picks a

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