Quarterback Jayden Daniels will sit for the remaining three games of the Washington Commanders' 2025 season, head coach Dan Quinn said.

Daniels, who reaggravated his dislocated left elbow during the Commanders' 31-0 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, was not cleared for contact on Monday. Although he will participate in the team's remaining practices, he will not suit up in a decision that Quinn said was "part medical and part team."

"We believe this decision allows him to take advantage of the next few weeks in a different way," Quinn said. "We all know the best way to grow is during the games, but with that not being the best way for us, there's plenty of ways for him to learn over the next three weeks. And you know, he is going to learn from this vantage point, too."

Daniels has suffered multiple injuries over the course of his second season. He sprained his knee in Week 2, injured his hamstring in Week 7 and suffered his dislocated elbow in Week 9. As a result, Daniels has played in seven games and was pulled because of an injury in four of them.

Prior to Daniels aggravating his elbow, the Commanders planned for the quarterback to play in the final five games to continue his development. But Daniels was ruled out of the Commanders' Week 15 game against the New York, and Quinn said that Daniels "still wasn't all the way clear to play" following another medical evaluation. The Commanders have back-to-back short weeks of preparation, as they play the Philadelphia Eagles on Dec. 20 and the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas Day.

Quinn said Daniels was notified the decision Monday morning, adding that Daniels was "disappointed but understood as well."

"This guy's a competitor; that's what always stands out about him," Quinn said. "I think the fact that he wanted no part of IR to practice, be there with the guys doing that, I think that speaks of the teammate and why. And so, that was important to him to show that support and wanting to do it as well. So, that told us a lot also about it because it would've been the easy way to say whatever and that's not how he is at all. So, I liked the fact that he's competitive."

Marcus Mariota, who has played in 10 games this season, will take over as the Commanders' starter.

"He's an impactful guy here, for a lot of reasons," Quinn said. "But also, it's the play on the field and having him, the full three games to go take all the reps and do the preparation to go, that's a big deal. And so, we wanted to give him that opportunity as well to make sure he had the timing, the execution, the practice reps. Sometimes when you're the backup, not getting the game reps with the guys that are in during the week that can change it. So, that was part of the goal for sure."