Jayden Daniels reportedly received cheers from teammates upon revealing he wouldn't be out long.

After it initially looked like Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels might miss a month or more due to his dislocated elbow, a new report reveals he is expected to be back sooner than that. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Daniels is expected to return from injury within three weeks after consulting doctors following his injury.

The Washington Commanders are hopeful quarterback Jayden Daniels can return sooner than most anticipated.

Jayden Daniels is expected back within a month after surgery on his dislocated left elbow is ruled out, but the Commanders face a familiar scenario.

As they seek their first win of the season in their NFL home opener, the Washington Commanders will be without their starting quarterback.

The Commanders found out that quarterback Jayden Daniels and his elbow injury will not send him to IR. The belief is Daniels will miss 2-3 weeks. The team had to be thrilled with after the way it looked like Daniels was seriously hurt toward the end of the first half against the Dallas Cowboys.

After Jayden Daniels’ left elbow was popped back into place on the field at AT&T Stadium, and after he flew back to Washington with his teammates, the Commanders quarterback traveled coast to coast, seeking advice from team doctors and specialists in New York and Los Angeles. He arrived back at team HQ Friday morning.

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