Jayden Daniels will undergo further testing Monday after leaving the Washington Commanders’ game against the Carolina Panthers with a rib injury, coach Dan Quinn said, adding repeatedly that he had no further update on the rookie quarterback’s status.

“I can’t give you an update on Jayden, but I will as soon as we find out,” Quinn said Sunday after Daniels was injured early in his team’s 40-7 win. “I’ll give you some updates tomorrow as soon as I know, but I won’t have any tonight.”

Daniels’ mother, Regina Jackson, posted on social media the simple message: “He is doing well.” Co-owner Magic Johnson posted that he is “praying Jayden Daniels’ injury isn’t serious!”

Seven games into what will be a season with playoff aspirations, the Commanders are 5-2 but have no clarity on Daniels as of yet.

“It’s obviously going to take some time, or whatever it is,” said veteran Marcus Mariota, who replaced Daniels and threw for two touchdown passes and 205 yards. “We have no idea. But I think he was in good spirits, and for the most part you just look at him, see how he’s doing, and we take it day by day.

Daniels, who ran for 46 yards on the Commanders’ first offense, took multiple hits on their opening drive, including a fall on his head on that play. It wasn’t clear exactly when he was injured, and Quinn was only sure it happened during that ride.

LSU’s No. 2 pick and 2023 Heisman Trophy winner appeared to be in pain as he left the field on a third-down completion before Austin Seibert’s field goal that gave Washington a 10-0 lead. He initially went to the bench, but moved to the blue medical tent for evaluation.

After Andy Dalton’s second interception of the first quarter, Daniels left the tent and went back onto the field to make a few passes. He returned to the sideline and hit his helmet on the turf before returning to the tent, and Mariota took control of the offense.

“When you see him go down, it’s tough for us,” top receiver Terry McLaurin said. “Marcus did a great job when he came in.”

With towel in hand, Daniels then walked off the sideline and through the tunnel to the locker room.

“We warmed him up, he threw something, we took him into the tent and the next step was, ‘We’re going to take you inside and take pictures there,’” Quinn said. “And tomorrow he’ll take some more pictures.”

With Washington leading 27–0 at halftime, Daniels returned to the sideline in the third quarter wearing sweatpants and a hoodie, and the team ruled him out shortly thereafter. He spent the rest of the game talking to his teammates on the bench.

“We’re not going to put (Daniels) or any other guys in a space where they could endanger anything,” Quinn said. “I don’t have any medical information, so please don’t speculate on that.”

Daniels came into the game as the favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. He threw for 1,404 yards, ran for 322 and was responsible for 10 touchdowns in his first six games.

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