The Washington Commanders had a rough go of things on Sunday night football against the Seattle Seahawks. Not only did the Commanders lose a not-so-competitive game, but they also lost wide receiver Luke McCaffrey and cornerback Marshon Lattimore for the season.
Quarterback Jayden Daniels was also forced out of the game late with a gruesome elbow injury. Now, head coach Dan Quinn is taking responsibility for leaving Daniels in an already decided game and allowing him to get hurt.
“Commanders HC Dan Quinn said he should have removed Jayden Daniels before the drive that ended with the second-year QB dislocating his left elbow. ‘I just missed it,’ Quinn said. ‘That is 100% on me,'” ESPN’s senior NFL insider Adam Schefter reported on Twitter on Monday.
Fans reacted to the news on social media.
“Yeah.. he definitely shouldn’t have been in the game.. gives me Thibs/Drose vibes,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“There was obviously a reason he was in. Own up to it and move on. Saying you missed it makes you look like you don’t have control,” someone else added.
“Football can be cruel, and sometimes accountability hits harder than the injury itself. Respect Quinn for owning it,” another fan added.
Hopefully, Daniels will return to the field at full strength and sooner rather than later.
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Qwame Skinner has loved both writing and sports his entire life. In addition to his sports coverage at Comeback Media, Qwame writes novels, and his debut; The First Casualty, an adult fantasy, is out now.