<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-insider-hidden-secret-jayden-daniels-year-2-fail');   ga('set', 'title', 'Insider reveals hidden secret behind Commanders’ Jayden Daniels’ Year 2 fail');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Jayden-Daniels-looking-to-make-a-pass.jpg"><figcaption>© Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Insider reveals hidden secret behind Commanders’ Jayden Daniels’ Year 2 fail</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T09:54:57-08:00">December 11th, 9:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T10:03:32-08:00">December 11th, 10:03am</time><address><a>RB Hayek</a>RB Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of ClutchPoints' editorial team after primarily focusing on betting content. In addition, he is also a published author of thriller novels, available on Amazon.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s been a miserable season for the Washington Commanders, as Jayden Daniels’ injuries have derailed any hope of making the playoffs. Now, an insider is detailing <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6881626/2025/12/11/jayden-daniels-regression-injuries-commanders/" rel="noopener">what went wrong</a> in the Daniels’ Year 2 experiment, and how his numerous injuries occurred, according to an article by Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic.</p><p>“Either way, the projection is there; you’re giving up with a dive or a slide. So, both of them are techniques, and it’s just a matter of where you’re at, what you feel more comfortable with. But it’s pretty common both ways when you’re giving yourself up,” Coach Dan Quinn noted about Daniel’s decision when avoiding hits.</p><p>Daniels won the Rookie of the Year award in 2024 after a brilliant campaign where he passed for 3,568 yards, 25 touchdowns, and nine interceptions while also rushing 148 times for 891 yards and six scores. However, this season has been less than stellar. Daniels has already sustained three different injuries.</p><p>The first injury Daniels suffered was a knee sprain against the Green Bay Packers in Week 2. Later, he sustained a low-grade hamstring sprain in Week 7 against the Dallas Cowboys. Finally, he suffered an elbow injury against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 9. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-why-jayden-daniels-already-ruled-out-week-15-vs-giants">Daniels will not play this Sunday</a> after reaggravating his elbow injury against the Minnesota Vikings.</p><p>His recurring injuries have led many to believe that he’s fragile, as he already has suffered four injuries over 24 games. But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-rumors-jayden-daniels-alarm-bells-ringing-around-nfl">Daniels did not have this issue</a> last season, and part of the reason has been his supporting cast. Inside sources revealed that Daniels has scrambled more this season because he has not had anyone open. Notably, he has not played much with Terry McLaurin, and has also not had a reliable running back all season.</p><p>Some believe he could have prevented his injuries. However, there is also the lingering issue of not allowing Daniels to heal from his injuries properly. With the Commanders sitting at 3-10, the season is lost, but more questions have arisen about Daniels and his ability to stay healthy. The entire football world will be watching to see if Daniels can recover from his ailments and change the narrative.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Insider reveals hidden secret behind Commanders’ Jayden Daniels’ Year 2 fail

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-why-jayden-daniels-already-ruled-out-week-15-vs-giants');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Commanders’ Jayden Daniels is already ruled out for Week 15 vs. Giants');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Jayden-Daniels.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Casey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Commanders’ Jayden Daniels is already ruled out for Week 15 vs. Giants</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T09:41:37-08:00">December 10th, 9:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T09:41:37-08:00">December 10th, 9:41am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s been a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-rumors-jayden-daniels-alarm-bells-ringing-around-nfl">disastrous season for the Washington Commanders</a>, who currently sit at 3-10 after Sunday afternoon’s blowout road loss at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-will-jayden-daniels-play-again-season-injury-vikings">Jayden Daniels started this game</a> despite dealing with injuries throughout this season, but he was ultimately forced to leave early due to a new ailment.</p><p>On Wednesday, the team got an update on Daniels’ <a href="https://x.com/NickiJhabvala/status/1998807277944582246" rel="noopener">status for next week’s game</a> on the road against the New York Giants.</p><p>“Dan Quinn said Jayden Daniels aggravated his elbow during the game. No structural setbacks, but doctors advised that they sit him this Sunday. So Marcus Mariota will start against the Giants,” reported Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Mariota has been the Commanders’ starter quite frequently this season as Daniels has continued to deal with various injuries, both to his elbow as well as his knee.</p><p>Overall, the Commanders were expected by some to take a step back this year, considering that so many of their wins from a season ago came in borderline improbable fashion. However, few could have seen them sitting with just three wins thirteen weeks in the season on the heels of their appearance in the NFC Championship Game a year ago.</p><p>In any case, the Commanders’ priority at this point seems to be about getting to the finish line healthy and in one piece above all else.</p><p>Their divisional game against the Giants is set to kick off on Sunday at 1:00 pm ET from the Meadowlands in New Jersey.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Commanders’ Jayden Daniels is already ruled out for Week 15 vs. Giants

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-rumors-jayden-daniels-alarm-bells-ringing-around-nfl');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders rumors: Jayden Daniels alarm bells ringing around NFL');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Washington-Commanders-QB-Jayden-Daniels_f0595b.jpg"><figcaption>Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders rumors: Jayden Daniels alarm bells ringing around NFL</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T09:02:19-08:00">December 10th, 9:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T09:02:19-08:00">December 10th, 9:02am</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matt Wadleigh is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints who used to lead NCAA Football and NCAA Basketball coverage while also specializing in MLB and NFL coverage. He was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno with his wife and two dogs. Matthew is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Just a year ago, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-most-blame-blowout-nfc-championship-game-loss-eagles">Washington Commanders were the No. 6 seed in the NFC</a> and stunned the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions to make a run to the NFC title game. Ultimately, they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, who went on to win the Super Bowl, but there was plenty of hope for Washington going forward.</p><p>This year has been much different as the Commanders are now 3-10, and quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-injury-concerns-after-jayden-daniels-flattened-int-return">Jayden Daniels has dealt with injuries</a> that have limited him to just seven games.</p><p>ESPN’s Dan Graziano weighed in on <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47257276/nfl-week-15-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-intel-questions-predictions" rel="noopener">some issues that have surfaced</a> with Daniels in his second year in the NFL.</p><p>“They brought him back from a left elbow injury Sunday against Minnesota, and in that game, he hurt his left elbow again. Some have suggested resting Daniels for the remainder of a lost season in which he has already missed time with three separate injuries, though what the team and Daniels have said publicly so far indicates that he will play if healthy. We’ll see if the thinking changes,” Graziano wrote.</p><p>At this point, the Commanders’ playoff hopes are essentially done, and resting him to be fully healthy next year could make sense. At the same time, Graziano says that the Commanders aren’t doing the young QB many favors with the way the offense is being called.</p><p>“There are people around the league who think Washington isn’t doing Daniels a lot of favors with the amount of no-huddle offense and the sheer number of plays the Commanders run in games, though that might be an outdated critique. Washington ran the fifth-most offensive plays of any team in 2024. This season, it has run the 23rd-most, but it also hasn’t been as successful on offense, so time of possession is way down, too,” he added.</p><p>Another glaring issue is Daniels’ style of play, per Graziano.</p><p>“Some also feel there’s a discussion Washington needs to have about how much it is exposing Daniels to potential contact with designed runs on first down. But a leaner quarterback who came into the league with concerns about taking too many big hits might benefit from a change in philosophy, regardless of whether the Commanders shut him down for the rest of this season or not.”</p><p>Whether or not that changes going forward remains to be seen, but all in all, there is plenty of concern for Daniels now and going forward after an impressive rookie season in the NFL.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders rumors: Jayden Daniels alarm bells ringing around NFL

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/editorials/commanders-vs-giants-bold-predictions-for-week-15-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders vs. Giants bold predictions for Week 15 clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/full_9dbccf.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders vs. Giants bold predictions for Week 15 clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T08:28:58-08:00">December 10th, 8:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T08:28:58-08:00">December 10th, 8:28am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s still <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jameis-winston-jaxson-dart-aura">building time for the New York Giants and Jaxson Dart</a>, their young quarterback. Meanwhile, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-kevin-oconnell-promises-dbs-hit-zach-ertz-wasnt-dirty">Commanders are dealing with the loss</a> of a key veteran. And here are bold predictions for the Week 15 clash between the Giants and Commanders.</p><p>Both teams enter with ugly records. The Commanders are 3-10 with one of those wins coming in Week 1 against the Giants. New York has a mark of 2-11, unable to find ways to finish games.</p><p>This is one of those contests where the loser could actually benefit, in the form of a higher selection in the 2026 NFL Draft.</p><h2><b>Commanders RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. will rush for 70-plus yards</b></h2><p>The Commanders keep trotting out a mediocre backfield, and Rodriguez has been the main benefactor. And this is one of those games where he could put together a nice fantasy effort. That’s because the Giants have the NFL’s worst run defense. They’re giving up 154.2 yards per game.</p><p>Rodriguez didn’t have a good game against the Vikings. But that was because the team’s entire offense failed. The Commanders should find the end zone at least two or three times against the Giants. And it’s reasonable to expect Rodriguez to get one of those.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/rankings/rb.php" rel="noopener">matchup is solid</a>, according to Fantasy Pros.</p><p>“Rodriguez can be a functional Flex play,” Pat Fitzmaurice wrote. “The Giants have allowed the third-most fantasy points per game to running backs this season, allowing a ridiculous 6.1 yards per carry to backs. Rodriguez has a low ceiling because he’s only caught one pass all season, but he provides a decent rushing floor and has touchdown potential as the Commanders’ goal-line back.”</p><p>Another thing that helps Rodriguez this week is the Commanders’ failure last week. Early in the game, they had a first and goal from the 4-yard line. They didn’t focus on the run, and <a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/sports/nfl/washington-commanders/dan-quinn-kliff-kingsbury-goal-line-play-calling-vikings/65-c6cd3f7d-583e-4d26-b3b8-994e6ace1130" rel="noopener">it doomed them</a>, according to wusa9.com</p><p>“I think anytime you go back and it doesn’t work, you want to dig in, you want to say, alright, what would you have done the same and what would you have done differently?” Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said. “And you want to go through the game plan. How does it look? Where do you go? We thought we had some good play choices, but as you know, it still comes down to execution and our running game. That’s one of the more physical parts of our game. We’re going to continue to work hard at that. And those moments when you can go take your shot and make a play, that’s a big deal. And so we don’t hesitate to look at it again and see what we can do better.”</p><h2><b>Giants QB Jaxson Dart will have 300-plus total yards</b></h2><p>The Commanders’ defense is weak and old. There’s only so much Quinn can do with play-calling. Dart should be able to extend plays, take shots down the field, and gain yards with his legs. His career high in rushing yards is 66. He could threaten that.</p><p>This is the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6875148/2025/12/10/fantasy-football-week-15-best-worst-matchups-jaxson-dart/" rel="noopener">time to expect</a> big things, according to The Athletic.</p><p>“You may be considering sitting Dart because he posted his lowest score of the season in his last start,” KC Joyner wrote. “Don’t make that error. Washington’s defense has the second-highest YPA allowed on vertical passes since Week 11. Dart is a top-five QB in Week 15.”</p><p>One good thing is that Dart is focused on playing well and <a href="https://giantswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2025/12/10/new-york-giants-jaxson-dart-addresses-relationship-joe-schoen/87698590007/" rel="noopener">not worrying about</a> the other dynamics of the organization, according to giantswire.com.</p><p>“People are just gonna talk on the outside,” he said. “It’s not my business to worry about, I just worry about what I can control. First of all, I’m a winner, and we have a lot of winners in here.”</p><p>His play could also determine whether general manager Joe Schoen sticks around much longer. Schoen’s wagon is attached to Dart.</p><p>“If you’re going to make the decision to move back up into the first round to get a quarterback, all hands are on deck,” Schoen said, via the New York Post. “That was an organizational decision. We were all on board with it. [And] we didn’t have to sell the farm to go up and get the quarterback. We were able to get him where we were, and again, it looks like that pick is going to pay off.”</p><h2><b>Giants WR Wan’Dale Robinson will get 70-plus yards receiving</b></h2><p>It makes sense for the Commanders to play soft and deep, trying to keep the Giants from striking quickly. That should open things up for Robinson to hit two or three big intermediate gains.</p><p>Robinson is <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47246420/new-york-giants-wandale-robinson-jermaine-eluemunor-set-big-pay-days" rel="noopener">turning in his best</a> NFL season. He has also earned legitimate respect, according to ESPN.</p><p>“I definitely think a lot,” Robinson said. “Even just after games, just hearing from certain guys, certain coaches, it’s like, OK, they’re watching the tape. They’re seeing everything that’s going on.”</p><p>And Robinson is in happy mode, which will help his performance as well.</p><p>“I love New York, and this is the place that drafted me,” Robinson said. “I feel like I have good chemistry with Jaxson [Dart] and all of my teammates that I’ve been here with, and I’ve spent the last four years of my life here. So it’s a lot easier said than done just to get up and move and go somewhere else. So I would like to stay here, but at the end of the day, if it’s not the right place, then we’ll see what happens.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders vs. Giants bold predictions for Week 15 clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-rumors-the-brandon-aiyuk-jayden-daniels-link-thats-sparking-speculation');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: The Brandon Aiyuk-Jayden Daniels link that’s sparking Commanders speculation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Daniels-exits.jpg"><figcaption>Amber Searls-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NFL rumors: The Brandon Aiyuk-Jayden Daniels link that’s sparking Commanders speculation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-10T06:47:05-08:00">December 10th, 6:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-10T06:47:05-08:00">December 10th, 6:47am</time><address><a>Yago Antunes</a>Yago Antunes is a Brazilian journalist and writer with experience covering esports, the NFL, NBA, and soccer. He has contributed to online outlets and reported on major international tournaments, building a strong background in sports journalism and digital media while displaying his passion about storytelling and sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Washington’s season already felt bruised after a 31-0 humiliation against the Vikings, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-will-jayden-daniels-play-again-season-injury-vikings">but Jayden Daniels’ latest elbow scare pushed anxiety</a> into overdrive. The rookie re-aggravated the same arm issue that had already cost him three games and never returned after exiting in Minneapolis, and there are a lot of NFL rumors about this.</p><p>Head coach Dan Quinn stressed that the injury is not believed to be season-ending and called these remaining weeks “an important development time” for his quarterback, yet the Commanders now walk a tightrope between protecting their franchise piece and giving him badly needed reps as they stumble through a 3-10 campaign.</p><p>While the medical staff monitors Daniels, the front office is staring at a different kind of puzzle. Washington is short on premium picks after the Laremy Tunsil trade, and league insiders expect most of what they do have to be poured into a defense that needs everything, from edge rush to help on the back end.</p><p>Even so, one offensive name keeps circling back to Ashburn: Brandon Aiyuk. Around the NFL, Washington is widely mentioned as a logical landing spot because Aiyuk is believed to be interested in reuniting with his old Arizona State teammate, Jayden Daniels, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47257276/nfl-week-15-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-intel-questions-predictions" rel="noopener">if the opportunity arises</a>, per ESPN.</p><p>That fit looks even cleaner when you consider how little pass-rush juice Washington added last offseason. Jeremy Fowler noted it surprised evaluators that the Commanders did not aggressively chase help off the edge, and the numbers back that criticism up: Dorance Armstrong, who tore his ACL in Week 7, still leads the team with just 5.5 sacks.</p><p>General manager <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-john-lynch-opens-up-brandon-aiyuk-standoff">John Lynch emphasized that San Francisco has “very few” rules</a> but felt it had “no other recourse” in this case, while also admitting the offense is better when Aiyuk is on the field. His long-term future, and even his willingness to play if cleared, are open questions after last year’s devastating knee injury.</p><p>Whether they can afford both the draft capital for a trade and the resources to fix a broken defense is another story, but the idea of pairing an emerging dual-threat star with a proven route technician is why the Aiyuk–Daniels link isn’t going away anytime soon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: The Brandon Aiyuk-Jayden Daniels link that’s sparking Commanders speculation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-ny-makes-insurance-move-veteran-week-15-commanders-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants make insurance move on veteran before Week 15 Commanders clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NY-makes-insurance-move-on-veteran-before-Week-15-Commanders-clash.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants make insurance move on veteran before Week 15 Commanders clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-09T18:34:42-08:00">December 9th, 6:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-09T18:37:03-08:00">December 9th, 6:37pm</time><address><a>Allan Binoy</a>Allan Binoy is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NCAA Football, and NBA for ClutchPoints. With a deep passion for storytelling and analysis, he brings fans closer to the action by breaking down the biggest moments and storylines across the world of sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Giants <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-mike-kafka-dc-holdover-brian-daboll-another-collapse">interim head coach Mike Kafka</a> has spent the last month putting out fires. On Wednesday, he moved to prevent another one on special teams.</p><p>The New York Giants are signing veteran punter Cameron Johnston to the practice squad, according to Dan Duggan of The Athletic, giving <a href="https://x.com/DDuggan21/status/1998539888119959879?s=20" rel="noopener">themselves insurance</a> with Jamie Gillan dealing with an undisclosed injury ahead of Sunday’s Week 15 matchup against the Washington Commanders. Gillan’s status is still up in the air, but the way the Giants handled this tells you they are bracing for the possibility that he cannot go.</p><p>This was not some casual kicker tryout in a fieldhouse. New York brought in a group of veteran punters, including Jake Camarda, Pat O’Donnell, Brad Robbins, and Ryan Stonehouse, and had them work out outdoors in the cold and wind to mimic what they will see at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.  </p><p>Cameron Johnston brings legit experience if he gets the call. The 33-year-old Australian has played in 99 regular-season games with the Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers, and, most recently, the Buffalo Bills. He owns a career average of 47.2 yards per punt and averaged 44.0 yards on seven punts for Buffalo earlier this season before landing on injured reserve via ESPN.  </p><p>Jamie Gillan has quietly been one of New York’s busiest players in 2025. The left-footed “Scottish Hammer” has already logged 49 punts this season with a 44.5-yard average, a long of 69, and 15 kicks downed inside the 20. He has also handled kickoffs at times, which only raises the stakes if he is limited.</p><p>For a 2-11 team clinging to any edge it can find, this is a smart, low-key move. Field position will matter in a cold December game between two struggling offenses, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-what-happened-giants-younghoe-koo-whiffed-kick">Giants have already lived through</a> what happens <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-key-special-teamer-heads-medical-tent-scary-hit">when they ignore specialist injuries</a>. This time, they acted early, clearing a practice-squad spot and making sure that if Gillan cannot go, they will not be scrambling on Saturday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants make insurance move on veteran before Week 15 Commanders clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-kevin-oconnell-promises-dbs-hit-zach-ertz-wasnt-dirty');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kevin O’Connell promises Vikings DB’s hit on Zach Ertz wasn’t dirty');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Zach-Ertz2.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kevin O’Connell promises Vikings DB’s hit on Zach Ertz wasn’t dirty</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T15:39:50-08:00">December 8th, 3:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T15:56:07-08:00">December 8th, 3:56pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is a veteran editor and writer for print and digital media. He also created and oversaw video and event production departments for legacy media brands. Mike is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Vikings</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings snapped a four-game losing streak with a 31-0 rout of the Washington Commanders on Sunday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-jj-mccarthy-officially-clears-concussion-protocol">J.J. McCarthy returned from a concussion</a> and threw three touchdown passes while Minnesota’s defense got its first shutout since Week 14 of the 2023 season.</p><p>Unfortunately, a banged up Washington team lost <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-zach-ertz-carted-locker-room-tears-vikings-game">Zach Ertz to a gruesome-looking knee injury</a> on Sunday. The veteran tight end needed to be carted to the locker room after taking a brutal shot from Jay Ward. The Commanders later confirmed that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-zach-ertz-has-torn-acl-confirmed-by-mri">Ertz tore his ACL</a> on the play.</p><p>While some fans have insisted the hit by Ward was dirty, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell <a href="https://x.com/SeifertESPN/status/1998110204312121547" rel="noopener">defended his safety</a>. “I know for a fact there was no bad intent behind that play where things are happening fast out there,” O’Connell said, per ESPN’s Kevin Seifert. “You’ve got to be very aware of where guys’ head and neck areas are on those plays,” the coach noted, explaining the defensive back’s decision to go low.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WARNING: this is one of the most brutal injuries i’ve ever seen. </p><p>prayers up to zach ertz 🙏🏻 <a href="https://t.co/lp0O7C6aHc">pic.twitter.com/lp0O7C6aHc</a></p><p>— Optify 🦁 (@optifyy_) <a href="https://twitter.com/optifyy_/status/1997759382772474286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Zach Ertz suffers season-ending injury in Vikings’ Week 14 win</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Zach-Ertz.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“Unless we start shrinking the strike zone to go along with the top side and start talking about from the ground up and giving these guys a very, very tiny window to try to make a play. It’s easy to play it back and slow-mo it and start to develop hypotheses on things. But the game is happening very, very fast,” O’Connell said.</p><p>“Regardless of color jersey or sides, it’s the worst part of our game and in many ways I do believe it’s unavoidable in certain instances. And our job is to coach up the guys to make sure if it is avoidable, to do those things not only for their health but for the other side as well,” the Vikings coach added.</p><p>Ertz, a three-time Pro Bowler, was having another productive season with 50 catches for 504 yards and four touchdowns. Last week, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-zach-ertz-displaces-shannon-sharpe-all-time-list-snf-td">Ertz moved past Shannon Sharpe</a> for fifth place on the all-time tight end receptions list.</p><p>Ertz caught just one pass before exiting Sunday’s game as the Vikings’ defense held the Commanders to 206 total yards.</p><p>Minnesota improved to 5-8 with the win. However the team remains in last place in the NFC North. The Vikings take on the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football in Week 15.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin O’Connell promises Vikings DB’s hit on Zach Ertz wasn’t dirty

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-zach-ertz-has-torn-acl-confirmed-by-mri');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Zach Ertz has torn ACL confirmed by MRI');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Washington-Commanders-tight-end-Zach-Ertz-walks-off-field-after-game-vs.jpg"><figcaption>Amber Searls-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders’ Zach Ertz has torn ACL confirmed by MRI</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T13:12:25-08:00">December 8th, 1:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T13:12:25-08:00">December 8th, 1:12pm</time><address><a>Sterling Bennett</a>Sterling Bennett is a seasoned sports journalist and writer, specializing in in-depth coverage of the NFL and NCAA Football. With over half a decade of experience in sports media, Sterling combines insider knowledge, sharp analysis, and a passionate voice to deliver engaging content that resonates with fans. His work is known for its clarity, credibility, and ability to break down complex football narratives into compelling stories.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders’ 2025 season is one to forget. After making a shocking run to the NFC Championship game last year, the Commanders had Super Bowl aspirations. Instead, they are 3-10 and staring a top 10 pick in the 2026 draft in the face. Outside of an aging defense, a primary reason for Washington’s struggles is a myriad of injuries. On Sunday vs. the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-dan-quinn-3-steps-back-31-point-loss-vikings" rel="noopener">Minnesota Vikings, the toll continued to climb during the 31-0 loss for the Commanders.</a></p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-injury-concerns-after-jayden-daniels-flattened-int-return" rel="noopener">Quarterback Jayden Daniels was removed from the game</a> for precautionary reasons after reinjuring his elbow. Yet, the biggest loss came late in the third quarter. On a 2nd and 11 pass, tight end Zach Ertz was hit low by Vikings’ safety Jay Ward. The hit was gruesome, leading to Ertz being carted off the field. On Monday, <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1998128496661713111?s=20" rel="noopener">MRI results confirmed the worst for the 35-year-old tight end. </a></p><p>The Commanders announced via their social media that Ertz suffered a season-ending torn ACL, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. This is the second time Ertz has suffered a season-ending knee injury. The first being a torn MCL coming in 2022 with the Arizona Cardinals. Then, Ertz was signed to a three-year contract, providing some protection. This time, Ertz is an impending free agent, putting his future with the Commanders and the NFL in doubt. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WARNING: this is one of the most brutal injuries i’ve ever seen. </p><p>prayers up to zach ertz 🙏🏻 <a href="https://t.co/lp0O7C6aHc">pic.twitter.com/lp0O7C6aHc</a></p><p>— Optify 🦁 (@optifyy_) <a href="https://twitter.com/optifyy_/status/1997759382772474286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Through 13 games, Ertz has caught 50 passes on 72 targets for 504 yards and four touchdowns, operating as the safety net for the Commanders’ quarterbacks. Among all-time leaders, Ertz ranked fifth in receptions (825), eighth in yards (8,592), and 11th in touchdowns (57). According to Pro Football Reference, Ertz is <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/hof/hofm_TE.htm" rel="noopener">well above the marks</a> for an average Hall of Fame tight end in two of the three categories. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Zach Ertz has torn ACL confirmed by MRI

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-dan-quinn-3-steps-back-31-point-loss-vikings');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dan Quinn slaps Commanders with ‘3 steps back’ reality after 31-point loss to Vikings');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dan-Quinn-1.jpg"><figcaption>Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dan Quinn slaps Commanders with ‘3 steps back’ reality after 31-point loss to Vikings</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-07T17:22:45-08:00">December 7th, 5:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-07T18:22:04-08:00">December 7th, 6:22pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Vikings (5-8) blanked the Washington Commanders (3-11) 31-0 on Sunday, giving them their eighth straight loss and ending their playoff hopes for the 2025 season. Washington entered Week 14 with optimism, hoping to build on their performance against the AFC West–leading Denver Broncos in Week 13, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-most-to-blame-for-crushing-overtime-loss-to-broncos-on-snf">even though they lost 27-26</a>.</p><p>“What I told the team was I thought we took a step forward last week, and tonight, I thought we took three steps back,” Commanders head coach Dan Quinn <a href="https://roundtable.io/sports/nfl/commanders/players/hc-dan-quinn-provides-postgame-update-on-washington-commanders-qb-jayden-daniels-te-zach-ertz" rel="noopener">said after Sunday’s loss</a>.</p><p>“Tonight, to me, none of it was acceptable. Four division games in our season, and it is an absolute must that we recapture that forward progress that I saw in the last week because we absolutely did not have that tonight in all three phases all the way through.”</p><p>Washington was walloped not only on the scoreboard but also on the injury front. Quarterback Jayden Daniels, making his first appearance since Week 9, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-will-jayden-daniels-play-again-season-injury-vikings">re-injured his elbow in the third quarter</a> from a tackle while pursuing an interception. Tight end Zach Ertz, who had a breakout performance last week, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-dan-quinn-confirms-acl-fears-zach-ertz">also suffered a knee injury</a>.</p><p>Minnesota came out strong, with quarterback JJ McCarthy leading a seven-play, 61-yard drive that ended with a touchdown pass to tight end Josh Oliver. Washington responded with a promising opening drive, only for a fourth-and-goal attempt to fail when Daniels’ pass to Deebo Samuel slipped through his hands. The Vikings then embarked on a 19-play, 98-yard drive lasting over 12 minutes, concluding with an eight-yard touchdown run by Jordan Mason.</p><p>McCarthy had a career day, finishing with a 129.2 QB rating, completing 16 of 23 passes for 163 yards and three touchdowns, all thrown to tight ends. Minnesota also racked up 313 total yards, converting 25 first downs after struggling in the previous two games. On the ground, the Vikings gained 162 yards on 4.8 yards per carry, with contributions from Aaron Jones, Jordan Mason, and McCarthy himself.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-will-jayden-daniels-play-again-season-injury-vikings">Commanders’ offense</a>, which fielded wide receivers Terry McLaurin, Deebo Samuel, and Noah Brown together for the first time since Week 2, managed just 206 total yards. Daniels finished with 78 passing yards on nine completions from 20 attempts, while backup Marcus Mariota added 30 yards. Washington converted only three of ten third-down attempts and had 12 first downs. Running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. was a rare bright spot, averaging 5.2 yards per rush for 52 total yards.</p><p>Washington’s defense managed to contain star receiver Justin Jefferson, holding him to just 11 yards on two catches. However, the overall effort was insufficient as Minnesota’s offense consistently pressured the Commanders, leaving Washington scoreless for the first time in six years.</p><p>Looking ahead, the Commanders will return to the road in Week 15 to face the New York Giants, followed by matchups against the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dan Quinn slaps Commanders with ‘3 steps back’ reality after 31-point loss to Vikings

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-will-jayden-daniels-play-again-season-injury-vikings');   ga('set', 'title', 'Will Commanders’ Jayden Daniels play again this season after another injury vs. Vikings?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Jayden-Daniels_ce1438.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Will Commanders’ Jayden Daniels play again this season after another injury vs. Vikings?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-07T14:48:03-08:00">December 7th, 2:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-07T14:48:03-08:00">December 7th, 2:48pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut-based sports journalist with over five years of professional experience. After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders suffered an embarrassing 31-0 loss at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings in 2024. But the injury was made even worse <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-injury-concerns-after-jayden-daniels-flattened-int-return">with quarterback Jayden Daniels suffering another injury</a>.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-will-return-to-lineup-for-vikings-clash">Daniels re-injured the same elbow</a> that forced him to miss three games. He didn’t make his return after leaving against the Vikings. However, head coach Dan Quinn <a href="https://x.com/john_keim/status/1997781498322375013" rel="noopener">doesn’t expect it to be a season-ending</a> injury. For all of his talents, Quinn knows Daniels still needs to develop, via John Keim of ESPN.</p><p>“It’s an important development time for him,” Quinn said.</p><p>That being said, the Commanders will be paying close attention to Daniels and his elbow. They don’t want to risk a serious re-injury to their franchise star. However, it doesn’t appear as if Daniels’ year is done. Already trailing by an unsurmountable amount, Quinn wasn’t going to put his QB in further danger.</p><p>Before suffering his injury, Daniels completed nine-of-20 passes for 78 yards and an interception. He added 16 yards on the ground, but it’s clear the quarterback wasn’t up to his usual standard. Perhaps the lingering injury had something to do with it.</p><p>In a season marred by injuries overall, the Commanders won’t be competing in the playoffs with their now 3-10 record. However, Washington knows they have a gold mine at quarterback when fully healthy. Whether that means he plays in Week 15 is yet to be seen, Quinn and company must go over all the available information. But barring a change of heart or a sudden setback, Commanders fans haven’t seen the last of Daniels during the 2025 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Will Commanders’ Jayden Daniels play again this season after another injury vs. Vikings?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-dan-quinn-confirms-acl-fears-zach-ertz');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Dan Quinn confirms ACL fears for Zach Ertz');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/zach-Ertz-on-Dec-7-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders’ Dan Quinn confirms ACL fears for Zach Ertz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-07T14:06:39-08:00">December 7th, 2:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-07T14:12:46-08:00">December 7th, 2:12pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-zach-ertz-carted-locker-room-tears-vikings-game">Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz was carted off</a> during the team’s 31-0 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon, there is an unfortunate update on the star pass-catcher. With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-injury-concerns-after-jayden-daniels-flattened-int-return">Commanders also dealing with injuries to quarterback Jayden Daniels</a>, the last thing the team wants to hear is a dreadful absence for one of its players.</p><p>Ian Rapoport of NFL Network would report that Washington head coach Dan Quinn has said that Ertz is <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1997781949331456494" rel="noopener">“feared to have torn his ACL,”</a> pointing out that, with how Ertz was emotional when sustaining the injury, this was the unfortunate expectation.</p><p>“Commanders coach Dan Quinn told reporters that TE Zach Ertz is feared to have torn his ACL, which would explain Ertz’s emotional reaction,” Rapoport wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>While that is what Quinn fears, it isn’t 100 percent a sure thing, though it’s expected to be the diagnosis; but the one aspect that he was sure to say is that it will be one that will keep him out for a while.</p><p><a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47238404/jayden-daniels-zach-ertz-exit-commanders-injuries" rel="noopener">“Early signs say a serious injury,”</a> Quinn said, according to ESPN, who also said that the tight end will undergo imaging on Monday.</p><p>At 35 years old, Ertz was looking to help the Commanders in their offensive output, as this season, he’s caught 49 passes for 493 yards and four touchdowns. When he went down in the third quarter, he was overcome with sadness when Ertz was getting carted off, a sight that garnered an emotional reaction from Quinn.</p><p>“This guy is one hell of a competitor in every way,” Quinn said. “To see the frustration and emotion with that, all of us are feeling that.”</p><p>At any rate, Washington is now a dreadful 3-10 as the team next faces the New York Giants.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Dan Quinn confirms ACL fears for Zach Ertz

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-zach-ertz-carted-locker-room-tears-vikings-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Zach Ertz carted to locker room in tears during Vikings game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Zach-Ertz-vs-the-Lions.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders’ Zach Ertz carted to locker room in tears during Vikings game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-07T12:33:46-08:00">December 7th, 12:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-07T12:55:21-08:00">December 7th, 12:55pm</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Things have gone from bad to worse for the Washington Commanders in Week 14 against the Minnesota Vikings in a 31-0 blowout. A short while after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-injury-concerns-after-jayden-daniels-flattened-int-return">Jayden Daniels reinjured his arm</a>, Vikings defensive back Jay Ward slammed into Zach Ertz while he was going up for a catch. The hit caused what looked like a gruesome leg injury, with Ertz’s leg <a href="https://x.com/ChadwikoTWW/status/1997758121842982989" rel="noopener">bending in an unnatural way</a>.</p><p>As Ertz was being prepped to leave the field on a cart, the tight end was <a href="https://x.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1997760039545934086">sobbing under a towel</a> while being consoled by quarterback Marcus Mariota.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Feel so bad for Ertz. Great player and even better person. <a href="https://t.co/8xx1sKsjhN">pic.twitter.com/8xx1sKsjhN</a></p><p>— Mark Tyler (Hogs Haven) (@Tiller56) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tiller56/status/1997760585874759971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The 13-year veteran was having a typically productive season with 50 catches for 504 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games. He is a three-time Pro Bowler and won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles. Ertz turned 35 in early November.</p><p>This is the latest blow to the Commanders, who have experienced an incredibly tough and disappointing season after making it all the way to the NFC Championship Game last season. However, this year the team’s roster has been marred by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-terry-mclaurin-nearing-return-practicing-fully-broncos-game">injuries to the likes Terry McLaurin</a>, Daniels, and now Ertz, among others.</p><p>When the final whistle blows on the Commanders-Vikings Week 14 blowout, the Commanders will drop to 3-10 on the season.</p><p>Despite featuring one of the most promising young signal-callers in the league in 2025, the Commanders actually have the oldest roster in the NFL. In addition to Zach Ertz, players like Bobby Wagner, Von Miller, Laremy Tunsil, McLaurin, and Mariota are all over 30.</p><p>With Ertz now likely facing a long rehab and players like Wagner and Miller possibly retiring this offseason, the Commanders face a major rebuild in the next few seasons. The good news is they do have their quarterback, as long as Daniels’ injury-filled 2025 was just bad luck and not a trend.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Zach Ertz carted to locker room in tears during Vikings game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-injury-concerns-after-jayden-daniels-flattened-int-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Jayden Daniels re-injures elbow after getting flattened on INT return');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jayden-Daniels-looks-to-pass-against-the-Cowboys.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders’ Jayden Daniels re-injures elbow after getting flattened on INT return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-07T11:58:28-08:00">December 7th, 11:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-07T12:11:27-08:00">December 7th, 12:11pm</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders entered Week 14 with some optimism for the future. Commanders QB <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-will-return-to-lineup-for-vikings-clash">Jayden Daniels made his return</a> after missing multiple games with a nasty elbow injury. Sadly, he is already back on the sidelines after suffering yet another injury.</p><p>Daniels <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1997752205903118791" rel="noopener">threw an interception</a> to Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel halfway through the third quarter. To make matters worse, Daniels got flattened by Isaiah Rodgers during the interception return.</p><p>The second-year quarterback was slow to get up and <a href="https://x.com/ZachSelbyWC/status/1997753482137194526" rel="noopener">was taken to the blue medical tent</a>. Unfortunately, the medical team was able to confirm that Daniels reaggravated his recent elbow injury.</p><p>Daniels was <a href="https://x.com/Commanders/status/1997753868248330599" rel="noopener">ruled as questionable to return</a> with a left elbow injury shortly afterwards.</p><p>Washington entered Week 14 with a 3-9 record and hopelessly outside the NFC playoff picture. That gave the Commanders little to gain by starting Daniels, especially against a ferocious Vikings defense.</p><p>However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-come-back-injury-lost-season">Daniels pushed to come back</a> despite the doomed nature of Washington’s season.</p><p>“Who’s to say I’m not going to go into next year healthy?” Daniels told the media on Friday, including beat reporter Tom Scad. “I love this game, and before I was getting paid, I was playing it for free.”</p><p>Now it feels fair to question that decision by Daniels. Especially if this elbow injuries becomes a long-term ailment.</p><p>Daniels went 9-of-20 for 78 yards with one interception and one sack allowed against the Vikings. He also added four carries for 16 rushing yards.</p><p>Backup Marcus Mariota is now in at quarterback for the Commanders.</p><p>Washington is down 24-0 against Minnesota at the end of the third quarter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Jayden Daniels re-injures elbow after getting flattened on INT return

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-bobby-wagner-streak-jeopardy-week-14');   ga('set', 'title', 'Insane Bobby Wagner streak in jeopardy Week 14 vs Vikings');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Commanders-LB-Bobby-Wagner-vs-Broncos.jpg"><figcaption>© Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Insane Bobby Wagner streak in jeopardy Week 14 vs Vikings</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T13:33:08-08:00">December 5th, 1:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T13:33:08-08:00">December 5th, 1:33pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a>Kendall Capps is a multi-media journalist and editor who is overly passionate about all sports (to his wife's dismay). He's a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints who previously managed SB Nation's golf vertical. He has also done work for FantasyPros and co-hosted the Lay The Points podcast as part of a decade-long career in sports entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-will-return-to-lineup-for-vikings-clash">Washington Commanders will square off against the Minnesota Vikings</a> in an NFC showdown. The Commanders are hoping to keep their slim playoff chances alive with a win. But they may have to accomplish that goal without veteran linebacker Bobby Wagner.</p><p>Wagner sustained a knee injury in the Week 13 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos. He is listed as questionable to play Sunday in Minnesota. If he misses the game, it would be the first time in a very long time.</p><p>Wagner’s last missed NFL game was back in Week 2 of the 2018 season as a member of the Seattle Seahawks. Since that time, he has <a href="https://x.com/NickiJhabvala/status/1996997107694129368" rel="noopener">played in 125 consecutive regular-season games</a>, covering a league-high 8,488 defensive snaps, per The Athletic’s Nicki Jhabvala.</p><p>Commanders head coach Dan Quinn <a href="https://x.com/NickiJhabvala/status/1996996774028792233" rel="noopener">shared his thoughts</a> on Wagner’s incredible ability to stay on the field.</p><p>“Coming back from an injury, there’s literally nobody tougher,” Quinn said. “He just wills himself into that. A lot of it is just discipline, how hard he works at things. … He’s definitely built differently, so I’m encouraged for him.”</p><p>Bobby Wagner is nearing the end of a near-certain future Hall of Fame career. Over his 14-year career, he has 1,953 tackles, 37 sacks, seven forced fumbles, and 15 interceptions. His stellar level of play has earned Wagner <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WagnBo00.htm" rel="noopener">10 Pro Bowl nods</a>, while also being named First Team All-Pro six times.</p><p>If he does end up suiting up, he’ll likely be frothing at the mouth at the matchup.</p><p>The Vikings’ quarterback room might be the worst in the NFL. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-jj-mccarthy-officially-clears-concussion-protocol">J.J. McCarthy cleared concussion protocol</a> and appears poised to start. But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-jj-mccarthy-stat-jamarcus-russell-territory">McCarthy has looked closer to Jamarcus Russell</a> than an elite quarterback during his first season as the starter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Insane Bobby Wagner streak in jeopardy Week 14 vs Vikings

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-come-back-injury-lost-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Commanders’ Jayden Daniels pushed to come back from injury despite lost season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Commanders-HC-Dan-Quinn-and-Jayden-Daniels.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Commanders’ Jayden Daniels pushed to come back from injury despite lost season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T10:58:19-08:00">December 5th, 10:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T10:58:19-08:00">December 5th, 10:58am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a 3-2 start highlighted by a win over the Los Angeles Chargers out west, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fantasy-sports/commanders-vikings-bold-predictions-week-14-clash">Washington Commanders looked as if</a> they would pose a threat in the NFC playoff picture once again. Instead, seven consecutive losses have doomed the Commanders to a 3-9 record, good enough for third in the NFC East. Quarterback Jayden Daniels injured his elbow during the November 2nd loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Despite what’s considered a lost season, Daniels spoke to the press <a href="https://x.com/Tom_Schad/status/1996998627634696393" rel="noopener">about his motivation to return.</a> Team beat reporter Tom Schaad shared Daniels’ thoughts via X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“Who’s to say I’m not going to go into next year healthy?” Daniels said to the media, including Schad. “I love this game, and before I was getting paid, I was playing it for free.”</p><p>That’s certainly a welcome <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-will-return-to-lineup-for-vikings-clash">thing to hear from Daniels.</a> The 2024 second overall selection had a lights-out rookie campaign, helping lead Washington to a 12-5 record en route to an NFC Championship Game berth. While the Commanders lost to their division rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles, in that matchup, things were looking bright for Daniels and his teammates entering 2026. Can head coach Dan Quinn and the coaching staff get Washington in position for a strong finish as Daniels makes his return Sunday versus the Vikings?</p><h2><b>Commanders look to finish tough 2025 campaign on a high note</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Commanders-QB-Jayden-Daniels.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-full-participant-practice-elbow-injury-return">Daniels isn’t the only quarterback</a> returning on Sunday. Fellow 2024 first-round pick J.J. McCarthy will also return for the Vikings. While neither Minnesota nor Washington expected to be out of the playoff hunt this soon, the hope is that Sunday’s matchup is just the first of many meetings between the two 2024 first rounders.</p><p>After the Vikings matchup Sunday, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-most-to-blame-for-crushing-overtime-loss-to-broncos-on-snf">Commanders close out the 2025 season</a> with four straight divisional games. That includes two games against the Eagles, with a home game in Week 16, then a road trip to Philadelphia to finish the campaign. If Daniels looks like the signal caller who won Offensive Rookie of the Year last season, don’t be surprised to see a potential 3-2 finish, if not better.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Commanders’ Jayden Daniels pushed to come back from injury despite lost season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-will-return-to-lineup-for-vikings-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Jayden Daniels will return to lineup for Vikings clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jayden-Daniels-celebrates-a-touchdown.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders’ Jayden Daniels will return to lineup for Vikings clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-05T09:47:28-08:00">December 5th, 9:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-05T09:47:28-08:00">December 5th, 9:47am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jayden Daniels will return to the starting lineup as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-upgraded-vikings-showdown">Washington Commanders face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday</a>, giving the franchise a needed boost as it begins a two-game road trip in Week 14. Washington enters the matchup at 3-9, while Minnesota sits at 4-8. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on FOX.</p><p>Coach Dan Quinn confirmed the decision on Friday after the second-year quarterback was fully cleared to play. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-full-participant-practice-elbow-injury-return">Daniels participated as a full participant in practice for the first time</a> since suffering a dislocated elbow, signaling his likely availability ahead of the official announcement.</p><p>NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the update earlier Friday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.</p><p>“#Commanders QB Jayden Daniels has been fully cleared and will start on Sunday against the #Vikings.</p><p>Coach Dan Quinn just made it official, but Daniels being a full participant for the first time since a dislocated elbow on Thursday was the big hint.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Commanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Commanders</a> QB Jayden Daniels has been fully cleared and will start on Sunday against the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vikings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vikings</a>.</p><p>Coach Dan Quinn just made it official, but Daniels being a full participant for the first time since a dislocated elbow on Thursday was the big hint. <a href="https://t.co/4iOOyzge9e">pic.twitter.com/4iOOyzge9e</a></p><p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1996992798310961430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Daniels’ return comes after a stretch of injuries that stalled his early momentum. The 24-year-old has dealt with a sprained knee, strained hamstring and the elbow injury suffered during Washington’s 38-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 9. The string of setbacks interrupted what had been an encouraging start to his second NFL season.</p><p>Through six games, Daniels has totaled 1,184 passing yards with eight touchdowns and two interceptions, completing 62.5 percent of his attempts. He holds a 94.4 passer rating and a 51.3 quarterback rating. His mobility has also remained a major component of Washington’s offense, with 262 rushing yards on 54 carries, averaging 4.9 yards per attempt. He has added two rushing touchdowns and lost one fumble.</p><h2><b>Jayden Daniels set to start with Commanders’ playoff hopes on the brink vs. Vikings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Jayden-Daniels-with-Commanders-1.jpg"><figcaption>© Amber Searls-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Washington’s hopes of staying mathematically alive in the postseason race hinge on Sunday’s result. NFL Media executive Joe Ferreira <a href="https://x.com/JoeNFL/status/1995579710026215659" rel="noopener">outlined the team’s playoff outlook</a> earlier in the week in a post shared on X, noting the narrowing path the Commanders face despite being technically alive in the NFC East race.</p><p>“One additional note on this regarding WASHINGTON (3-9):</p><p>The @Commanders have already been eliminated from being a playoff WILD CARD team and can only advance to the playoffs as a division winner (WAS can still sweep PHI and have advantage over PHI at 8-9).</p><p>WAS will be eliminated from division title and playoff contention Week 14 with:</p><p>WAS loss or tie at MIN</p><p>PHI win or tie at LAC next Monday night</p><p>A DAL win this Thursday at DET getting @dallascowboys to 7.5 wins doesn’t eliminate WAS as DAL and PHI have already played twice and they can either have DAL lose out or have one Dal tie (7-8-2) and WAS would still be division champ at 8-9 (WAS 3-1 head to head over DAL 2-2 and PHI 1-3).”</p><p>Dallas ultimately fell to the Detroit Lions, 44-30, on Thursday Night Football. The result had no material impact on Washington’s postseason outlook, as the Commanders’ remaining path hinges solely on their own result in Minnesota and Philadelphia’s outcome on Monday night.</p><p>With Daniels back under center, Washington will attempt to extend its season for at least another week and avoid elimination as it heads into Minneapolis.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Jayden Daniels will return to lineup for Vikings clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-full-participant-practice-elbow-injury-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Jayden Daniels a full participant in practice amid elbow injury return');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Jayden-Daniels-with-Commanders.jpg"><figcaption>Nov 2, 2025; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) runs the ball during the second half against the Seattle Seahawks at Northwest Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders’ Jayden Daniels a full participant in practice amid elbow injury return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-04T13:18:08-08:00">December 4th, 1:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-04T13:26:03-08:00">December 4th, 1:26pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It went from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-not-cleared-contact-elbow-injury">not cleared for contact for Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels</a> to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-upgraded-vikings-showdown">limited practice session</a>. And then on Thursday, Daniels was a full participant in practice amid the return from his elbow injury, according to a post on X by the Washington Commanders.</p><p>There are still questions as to whether Daniels will see the field in Week 14 as the Commanders (3-9) take on the Vikings. The team is out of the playoff picture.</p><p>And head coach Dan Quinn already took a ton of heat for leaving Daniels in a blowout game, where the injury occurred. And playing him late in the season with nothing to gain seems like a similar setting.</p><h2><b>Commanders QB Jayden Daniels on the mend</b></h2><p>Daniels hasn’t played since the gruesome injury against the Seahawks four weeks ago. There was fear at the time he might miss the rest of the season. And while that’s still a possibility, the Commanders have to be happy that he’s worked his way back into consideration for game action.</p><p>Daniels didn’t get much of a chance to prove himself. He has appeared in only six games, completing 62.5% of his passes for 1,184 yards. His touchdown-to-interception ratio is good at 8-to-2.</p><p>Offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury would probably like to get Daniels back on the field, according to Sports Illustrated.</p><p>https://www.si.com/nfl/commanders/onsi/news/commanders-kliff-kingsbury-jayden-daniels-development-plan-contracts</p><p>“[The team wants Daniels to] continue to learn as a player, continue to grow as a player, and hopefully have some of these weapons out there with him that we can build some more rapport with going into next year,” Kingsbury said.</p><p>“It’s not the season that we had hoped for, there’s no doubt, but as an offense, you want to continue to build and get better. And that’s what this group has done.”</p><p>Washington has some winnable games left in the season, especially if Daniels returns. They play the Vikings and Giants in the next two weeks. After that, another win would be a long shot as they have the Eagles twice and the Cowboys once.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Jayden Daniels a full participant in practice amid elbow injury return

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-marcus-mariota-name-pronunciation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders QB Marcus Mariota clears things up on name’s pronunciation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MM.jpg"><figcaption>Geoff Burke-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders QB Marcus Mariota clears things up on name’s pronunciation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-03T23:13:47-08:00">December 3rd, 11:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-03T23:13:47-08:00">December 3rd, 11:13pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders quarterback room has been in the spotlight all season, and now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-marcus-mariota-double-duty-weekend-washington-oregon-football">veteran Marcus Mariota</a> is drawing attention for something off the field. After nearly 11 years in the NFL, the Washington quarterback finally clarified the proper pronunciation of his last name, revealing that fans and media have been getting it slightly wrong since his days with the Oregon Ducks. The moment quickly sparked league-wide conversation and gave Commanders fans another reason to appreciate a respected voice in the locker room.</p><p>The clarification follows a recent Sunday Night Football broadcast in which analyst Cris Collinsworth used the heritage-correct “Mah-ree-OH-tah” instead of the more common “Mario-ta.” Social media immediately questioned the call, with many assuming Collinsworth had slipped. Instead, the veteran broadcaster got it exactly right. To settle the debate, NBC Sports’ JP Finlay posted a locker room video on his X account (formerly known as Twitter), showing the veteran quarterback <a href="https://x.com/JPFinlayNBCS/status/1996307941754880043" rel="noopener">explain how</a> his last name should be pronounced and pairing it with a simple summary.</p><p>“Marcus Mariota sets the record straight on pronunciation”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcus Mariota sets the record straight on pronunciation <a href="https://t.co/vMJU1ke3Fm">pic.twitter.com/vMJU1ke3Fm</a></p><p>— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/JPFinlayNBCS/status/1996307941754880043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Mariota’s decision to speak up comes during a season in which the Commanders have relied on him heavily. The 2014 Heisman Trophy winner stepped in for second-year quarterback and reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels, who has been sidelined since suffering a dislocated elbow in Week 9. Mariota has made multiple starts, thrown for more than 1,300 yards, and kept the offense competitive in tough spots. And for a player who has started games for several franchises, the name-pronunciation moment reminds fans that even long-established veterans can still be reintroduced.</p><p>There’s also a deeper layer to the moment. The correction honors his Polynesian heritage and reflects a growing trend of athletes reclaiming the proper pronunciation of their names. By setting the record straight, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-news-what-marcus-mariota-nik-binotto-said-broncos-game-winning-2-point-stop-commanders">Mariota</a> reinforces his identity in a Commanders locker room that values his experience and steady presence. It’s another sign that the veteran backup is comfortable leading both on the field and as himself.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders QB Marcus Mariota clears things up on name’s pronunciation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-upgraded-vikings-showdown');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders QB Jayden Daniels upgraded to limited before Vikings showdown');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Jayden-Daniels.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders QB Jayden Daniels upgraded to limited before Vikings showdown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-03T14:37:59-08:00">December 3rd, 2:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-03T14:36:14-08:00">December 3rd, 2:36pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a>Kendall Capps is a multi-media journalist and editor who is overly passionate about all sports (to his wife's dismay). He's a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints who previously managed SB Nation's golf vertical. He has also done work for FantasyPros and co-hosted the Lay The Points podcast as part of a decade-long career in sports entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders are not yet eliminated from playoff contention, despite their 3-9 record. The tiniest bit of optimism exists, especially after Sunday Night Football. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-what-treylon-burks-said-ridiculous-td-catch-drought">Commanders played excellent football</a> against the 10-2 Denver Broncos, especially on offense.</p><p>Now, the offense might be about to get significantly better.</p><p>Commanders’ quarterback Jayden Daniels returned to practice on Wednesday, <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1996339024466681913" rel="noopener">logging limited participation</a>, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He is listed as questionable to play this Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.</p><p>Daniels was knocked out of the Nov. 2 game against the Seattle Seahawks with a dislocated elbow. It was a gruesome injury that left many fans unable to watch.</p><p>Speaking Wednesday after practice, Commanders’ head coach Dan Quinn was <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/commanders-quarterback-jayden-daniels-status-for-vikings-game-wont-be-known-until-friday" rel="noopener">asked if he was optimistic</a> that Daniels could return vs. the Vikings.</p><p>“[I’m] optimistic he’s going to get a lot of reps for practice,” Quinn said, per Fox Sports.</p><p>That certainly does not sound overly positive. Then again, he may not be needed if Washington is going to keep its season alive.</p><p>The Vikings look like the worst offense in the NFL. Whether it is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-news-jj-mccarthy-stat-jamarcus-russell-territory">JJ McCarthy, who has struggled mightily</a>, or last week’s starter, Max Brosmer, Minnesota can’t move the football.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Commanders saw the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-terry-mclaurin-screw-rep-count-vs-broncos">return of wide receiver Terry McLaurin</a> last week. He looked like himself, making chunk plays on his way to a seven-catch, 96-yard performance with a touchdown.</p><p>Marcus Mariota has continued to look like one of the NFL’s best backup quarterbacks. Despite the overtime loss to the Broncos, the Commanders were one two-point conversion away from a massive upset.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels upgraded to limited before Vikings showdown

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-george-kittle-deebo-samuel-commanders-trade');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers TE George Kittle makes 1 Deebo Samuel wish after Commanders trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/George-Kittle.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>49ers TE George Kittle makes 1 Deebo Samuel wish after Commanders trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-02T23:20:02-08:00">December 2nd, 11:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-02T23:20:02-08:00">December 2nd, 11:20pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco 49ers made one of the most emotional moves of their offseason when they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-blockbuster-deebo-samuel-trade-commanders">traded wide receiver Deebo Samuel</a> to the Washington Commanders in March 2025. The deal sent a franchise icon across the country and cleared cap space for the 49ers to extend tight end George Kittle and prepare for future moves around quarterback Brock Purdy. Even with the business side looming over it, the 49ers star made clear he still has one wish for Samuel after he was traded to the Commanders.</p><p>On a recent episode of Kittle Things, Kittle sat down with NBA legend Kevin Garnett Tuesday to revisit the move and what it meant inside the 49ers locker room. The tight end praised Samuel for his toughness and playmaking and emphasized that his former teammate simply wanted a fresh start. Coach Yac, a popular voice on X (formerly known as Twitter) who often weighs in on the 49ers and the San Francisco Giants, <a href="https://x.com/Coach_Yac/status/1995938703215112605" rel="noopener">shared</a> a clip of the exchange with his followers to highlight the 49ers tight end’s honest answer regarding the trade and his hope for Samuel’s future.</p><p>“I love Deebo. One of my favorite teammates of all time. He’s got the aura. He’s got the persona. He hits people. He makes all the superstar plays. I love him to death. Sometimes guys need a fresh start and I think that’s what he wanted. He wanted a change of scenery and I respect that. It is what it is. I got great years out of Deebo and have a great relationship with him. I love him for it, but if we play him I hope he doesn’t have a great game against us.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kevin Garnett asked George Kittle his thoughts on the 49ers trading Deebo Samuel last offseason:</p><p>“I love Deebo. One of my favorite teammates of all time. He’s got the aura. He’s got the persona. He hits people. He makes all the superstar plays. I love him to death. Sometimes… <a href="https://t.co/TdtZLEtPdN">pic.twitter.com/TdtZLEtPdN</a></p><p>— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_Yac/status/1995938703215112605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The 49ers moved the 29-year-old gadget receiver for a modest draft return, but the trade helped unlock <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-george-kittles-record-breaking-76-4-million-contract-announced-bussin-with-the-boys">Kittle’s record-setting extension</a> and clarified how the team would build around Purdy and Christian McCaffrey. Samuel, meanwhile, has stepped into a more traditional wide receiver role in Washington. Kittle’s message shows the relationship survived the business decision, even if the 49ers hope the Commanders star is quiet on any future Sunday meetings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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