Jayden Daniels practices in surprising Commanders twist with Week 8 status uncertain

So you’re saying there’s a chance?

Commanders backmost Jayden Daniels practiced Friday, caput coach Dan Quinn revealed to reporters.

This news came arsenic a comparative astonishment arsenic Daniels not practiced successful erstwhile days this week owed to a rib wounded and was not coming during nan information of believe disposable to nan media Friday.

Therefore, nan presumption was that it would beryllium highly improbable Daniels would beryllium capable to play against nan Bears this Sunday.

Quinn told reporters they’ll measure successful nan adjacent 48 hours really Daniels responds to nan rigors of Friday’s practice.

“We really pushed it today,” Quinn said.

Daniels near past week’s 40-7 triumph complete nan Panthers early pinch a rib wounded and did not return.

His backup is Marcus Mariota, who completed 18-of-23 passes for 205 yards and 2 touchdowns successful his spot successful nan blowout win.

This Bears-Commanders crippled is 1 that large NFL fans person had circled connected nan almanac for a while arsenic Bears backmost Caleb Williams was nan No. 1 prime successful nan 2024 NFL Draft and Daniels went second.

It has besides somewhat unexpectedly go a crippled pinch NFC playoff implications.

The Commanders lead nan NFC East pinch a 5-2 record, a half-game up of nan Eagles, and astatine 4-2 nan Bears are squarely successful contention for nan NFC North (where nan Lions lead astatine 5-1) aliases a Wild Card berth.

Earlier this month, legendary erstwhile Washington backmost Joe Theismann gushed to The Post’s Steve Serby astir Daniels.

“You could database 10 things that you want retired of a quarterback, he checks each container correct now,” Theismann said of nan reigning Heisman Trophy winner.