# Will Jayden Daniels avoid injured reserve after his latest injury update?

Yes, according to the latest update (Sept. 25), Jayden Daniels will **avoid injured reserve**. Commanders GM Adam Peters confirmed surgery is not on the table and the team has not discussed IR, which points to a quicker recovery than initially feared — potentially just a 2–3 game absence rather than the 4+ week minimum an IR stint would require (from the Marcus Mariota page, referencing "Surgery not on table for Jayden Daniels, Commanders haven't discussed IR").

The injury is a dislocated left elbow suffered on the final play of the first half against Dallas in Week 2 — the same injury he dealt with in 2025. Ian Rapoport had initially projected a 2–4 week timeline based on that history.

On *Fantasy Football Today*, they noted the team was still gathering a timeline last week, but the GM's latest comments have cleared things up: "We still don't have a timeline here with his elbow injury... Dan Quinn did say..." — but Peters' statement that surgery isn't required and IR hasn't been discussed is the most definitive sign yet that Daniels will be back soon rather than shelved long-term.

[hear the clip from Fantasy Football Today](https://youtube.com/watch?v=o_DHh1JCJ0Q&t=2s)

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Answered 2026-09-27 by ChatFFB — fantasy football answers from a live news wiki.
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