There is no clear timetable for Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels’ return from the dislocated left elbow he sustained in Sunday night’s 38-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, coach Dan Quinn told reporters Monday.

Quinn said the team is still gathering information on the extent of the injury, which occurred when Daniels’ arm bent the wrong direction while taking a fourth-quarter sack from Drake Thomas.

Daniels had an MRI exam Monday morning, and the head coach said they should have a better idea of Daniels’ status by Wednesday or Thursday of this week, but he knows a return wouldn’t be any time soon regardless.

“It’ll knock him out for a while for sure,” Quinn said.

This is the third separate injury Daniels has sustained this season, limiting him from building on his breakout Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign in 2024 which saw him throw for 3,568 yards and 25 touchdowns while rushing for 891 yards and six scores.

He missed two games with a knee injury sustained in Week 2 vs. Green Bay, returned for two games before sustaining a hamstring injury vs. Dallas in Week 7 that knocked him out of another game and returned once more Sunday before getting hurt once again.

During his opening statement Monday, Quinn also admitted his role in why the team’s standout starting quarterback was still playing in a game the Commanders were trailing 38-7 with less than eight minutes left.

“I get (why you have been asking about that),” Quinn said. “I’ve been thinking about it, honestly, non-stop too. For me, the answer is I missed it. … 100%, that’s on me.”

The Commanders (3-6) have lost their past four games after reaching last season’s NFC championship game. In more bad news, Quinn said Monday that he would consider receiver Terry McLaurin (quadriceps) doubtful to return Sunday vs. Detroit.

–Field Level Media

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died Thursday morning, with his death caused by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

He was 24.

Police in Frisco, Texas, issued a news release outlining events that began Wednesday night and resulted with his body being found Thursday morning.

The Frisco department said it was asked by the Texas Department of Public Safety around 10:40 p.m. to help locate a vehicle that had evaded troopers during a pursuit that entered Frisco. Troopers found the car minutes later after it crashed on southbound Dallas Parkway.

The driver, identified as Kneeland, abandoned the car and walked away from the scene. The Texas DPS said a trooper had tried to pull him over for an alleged traffic violation and he did not stop.

After instituting a search using both K-9 and drone units, law enforcement found Kneeland dead at 1:31 a.m. Frisco police said they learned Keeland had expressed suicidal thoughts.

The cause of death officially will be determined by the Collin County medical examiner.

TMZ posted audio of the discussion between the dispatcher and responding officers on its website Thursday afternoon. On the tape, the dispatcher lets the officers in the field know that he had taken a call from a woman identified as Kneeland’s girlfriend, who reported that he was armed, had a history of mental health challenges and would “end it all.” She added he had been sending goodbye messages via text to loved ones.

Police in Plano, Texas, where Kneeland lived, told the Dallas Morning News that they had been asked to do a wellness check at the player’s home and that he was not there. Per the conversation between the dispatcher and officers, that request came directly from the NFL.

The officers said they had used a heat-sensing tool to pinpoint a person in a portable toilet and said they saw blood coming from it before they approached.

The Cowboys announced the death of Kneeland, a second-year player, earlier in the morning.

“It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning,” the statement said. “Marshawn was a beloved teammate and member of our organization. Our thoughts and prayers regarding Marshawn are with his girlfriend Catalina and his family.”

The Cowboys selected him in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft. The Western Michigan alum had 18 appearances (four starts) in his career, recording 26 tackles, four quarterback hits, one sack and one fumble recovery.

On Monday, in the Cowboys’ 27-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, he recovered a blocked punt in the second quarter to score his first career touchdown.

MARSHAWN KNEELAND TD ??@MKneeland99 | @WMU_Football | #MACtion pic.twitter.com/kFnKNuvVyF

— MACtion (@MACSports) November 4, 2025

Agent Jonathan Perzley, of Sportstars Inc. issued a statement about his client.

“I watched him fight his way from a hopeful kid at Western Michigan with a dream to being a respected professional for the Dallas Cowboys. Marshawn poured his heart into every snap, practice, and every moment on the field,” the statement read. “To lose someone with his talent, spirit and goodness is a pain I can hardly put into words. My heart aches for his family, his teammates and everyone who loved him. And I hope they feel the support of the entire football community during this unimaginable time. I ask that you please give his loved ones the privacy and compassion they need as they grieve this tremendous loss.

Kneeland experienced heartbreak a few years ago when his mother, Wendy Kneeland, died before the draft.

“It was definitely tough,” Kneeland said after the draft. “I just managed it. She helped me a lot in my younger years getting into football. I always had the dream. I always told her, ‘I’m going to the NFL’ and I made it.”

–Field Level Media

The Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts each hope an international trip can help fix recent setbacks as the teams meet in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday in the city’s first NFL game.

Indianapolis (7-2) will serve as the game’s ‘designated home team’ for the league’s fifth game played in Germany. The NFL has played a pair of games in both Munich and Frankfurt, including a Colts win over the Patriots two seasons ago in Frankfurt.

The excitement level for going overseas for Indianapolis — which had its four-game winning streak snapped Sunday with a 27-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers — might pale in comparison to the energy created by acquiring a new star in the secondary on Tuesday.

The Colts sent a pair of first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai “AD” Mitchell to the New York Jets for two-time first-team All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner. The 25-year-old played the first seven games this season before missing the Jets’ Week 8 win at Cincinnati in concussion protocol. New York had a bye last weekend. Indianapolis announced Thursday that Gardner cleared concussion protocol and is expected to play against Atlanta.

“I think everyone’s fired up,” Colts head coach Shane Steichen said of the addition. “Any time you can add an elite player to your football team, I think the energy level and juice adds excitement to the building.”

The move looks to complement the league’s highest-scoring offense (32.2 points per game), led by the NFL’s surprise leader in passing yards Daniel Jones (2,404) and the league’s leader in rushing yards Jonathan Taylor (895).

Favored over the freefalling Falcons, Steichen doesn’t want the outside noise to result in overlooking Atlanta.

“We’re not worried about the future. We’re worried about getting better today and getting ready to go play the Falcons,” Steichen said. “The future will take care of itself, but if we worry about the future, that’s going to hurt us in the long run.”

Since an Oct. 13 win over the Buffalo Bills, Atlanta (3-5) has seen itself quickly fall to the bottom half of the NFC standings. A year that had postseason expectations has been derailed by three straight losses to the San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots.

The Falcons found a new way to lose at New England, as kicker John Parker Romo missed a would-be game-tying extra point with less than five minutes left en route to a 24-23 loss. Atlanta released Romo and signed veteran Zane Gonzalez as the team’s third kicker through 10 weeks.

A glaring issue across the Falcons’ losing stretch has been the inability to run the ball. Since Bijan Robinson ran for 170 yards in the Buffalo victory, the third-year running back has averaged just 37 yards per game in three outings since.

“Our run game is what it is right now,” Atlanta head coach Raheem Morris said. “We’ve got to find ways to get it broken out again. … We’ve played with the right physicality and right intention, we just didn’t get the exact results you want. We liked the process and we look forward to going out there and displaying it this week.”

Quarterback Michael Penix and rising star wide receiver Drake London hooked up for three touchdowns in the latest loss, career highs for both players.

The duo found success in spite of an injury-plagued offensive line. Both guards Matthew Bergeron (ankle) and Chris Lindstrom (foot) exited and didn’t return vs. New England.

Looking ahead, it appears Bergeron’s injury is the more significant of the two.

“Feel really good about Chris,” said Morris, who deemed the three-time Pro Bowler as day-to-day. “Matthew is more week-to-week. We’ll see how that goes. Obviously it doesn’t look good for this week, but you never know.”

Kyle Hinton is expected to start Sunday, as Bergeron was ruled out on Thursday and will not travel to Berlin. Atlanta defensive end Leonard Floyd (hamstring) and offensive tackle Storm Norton (foot) also were ruled out on Thursday, while Lindstrom was upgraded from a non-participant on Wednesday to limited.

For the Colts, defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (neck), cornerback Kenny Moore II (Achilles) and wide receiver Michael Pittman (glute) were among the seven players who did not practice Wednesday. Buckner also missed practice Thursday and was ruled out for the game in Berlin, while Moore and Pittman were upgraded to full participants. Wide receiver Anthony Gould (knee) and defensive ends Samson Ebukam (knee) and Tyquan Lewis (groin) did not practice.

–Field Level Media