2025 NFL Week 16 Buzz: Commanders Sidelining Jayden Daniels for Remainder of Season

[ad_1] We're all the way down to the ultimate three weeks of the 2025 NFL common season, with every bit of stories throughout the league turning into an increasing number of crucial.

Who's harm? Who's training? Who's beginning? Who's on the recent seat?

Here is the most recent on what's taking place across the league coming into Week 16:

Daniels performed for the season Jayden Daniels will not be taking the sector for the Commanders in any respect for the remainder of the 2025 marketing campaign. The quarterback can be sidelined for Washington's ultimate three video games, Commanders head coach Dan Quinn advised reporters on Monday. Quinn stated the choice was partly made by the crew's medical workers and partly made by the group as an entire.

Daniels has handled a number of accidents this season because the Commanders have didn't repeat the magic they'd of their run to the NFC Championship Recreation final yr. His most up-to-date ailment was an elbow harm that originally sidelined him for 3 video games earlier than reaggravating the harm within the Commanders' Week 14 loss to the Vikings. Daniels has missed three different video games this season on account of hamstring and knee accidents.

Vikings lose Professional Bowler Greenard to shoulder surgical procedure Minnesota Vikings edge rusher Jonathan Greenard can have season-ending surgical procedure on a left shoulder harm he aggravated within the recreation at Dallas, coach Kevin O’Connell introduced Monday. The Vikings (6-8) had been eradicated from playoff competition earlier than their 34-26 victory over the Cowboys on Sunday night time.

Greenard missed two video games final month with the harm earlier than returning for the final two video games. The 2024 Professional Bowl choose had a sack and three hits on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott earlier than he was harm once more within the fourth quarter throughout a fourth-down cease by the Vikings.

Although Greenard's sack complete dropped from 12 final season to only three this yr, his capacity to generate quarterback stress and cease the run frequently set the tone for the protection. O'Connell known as the 28-year-old Greenard a "foundational participant."

Left deal with Christian Darrisaw, who was inactive on Sunday for his fourth recreation missed this season, continues to be being assessed every day, with no plan to close him down, O'Connell stated. Swelling in his surgically repaired left knee final week stored Darrisaw from training.

London may return for Falcons' ultimate three video games Falcons head coach Raheem Morris supplied hope that large receiver Drake London may return after lacking 4 video games with a knee harm.

Morris stated on Monday that London stays "daily however extra hopeful."

London has 60 catches for 810 yards and 6 touchdowns. These totals nonetheless lead Atlanta’s large receivers, and his receiving yards leads all gamers on the crew regardless of London lacking 4 video games.

Morris stated London may return for Sunday's recreation towards the Cardinals if he has "an excellent apply week. We’ll get an opportunity to do this Wednesday and Thursday."

Mahomes to hunt second opinion on torn ACL Patrick Mahomes will get a second opinion on his torn left ACL earlier than having surgical procedure, Chiefs coach Andy Reid stated Monday, and it stays unclear whether or not the two-time MVP quarterback might be obtainable by the beginning of subsequent season.

Mahomes tore the knee ligament when he was spun to the bottom whereas attempting to maintain Kansas Metropolis's postseason hopes alive late in a 16-13 loss to the Chargers on Sunday. Mahomes is scheduled to see Dr. Dan Cooper, a extremely regarded orthopedist and the crew doctor of the Dallas Cowboys, earlier than the process to restore the ligament. The choice to hunt a second opinion is merely to substantiate what can be performed.

"I've had an excellent go to with him, a few totally different instances. He is in an excellent place," Reid stated on a Zoom name Monday. "You recognize, he all the time looks like he let individuals down, however he comes again and he is prepared for the problem forward, which is what's actual proper now. He is simply bought to get by way of surgical procedure, at any time when it could be, after which transfer on from there."

There are a selection of things that go into how lengthy the restoration time can be, together with the severity of the ACL tear and whether or not every other harm occurred inside the knee. Most gamers are in a position to return to the sector in six to 12 months.

Rivers to begin on Monday towards 49ers Philip Rivers made the beginning for the Colts on Sunday towards the Seahawks in his shock return to the NFL, and the 44-year-old quarterback will do it once more on Monday night time towards the 49ers. Indianapolis head coach Shane Steichen introduced the choice on Monday, per ESPN.

Rivers, who retired from the NFL after the 2020 season and was eligible for induction into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame, unretired to play for the Colts, as they'd misplaced beginning quarterback Daniel Jones to an Achilles tear, and rookie quarterback Riley Leonard was coping with a knee harm. Anthony Richardson, who competed with Jones for the beginning spot in preseason camp, has spent the season on Injured Reserve on account of an orbital fracture. Whereas Richardson has now been cleared to return, per the Indianapolis Star, Rivers was given the nod to begin as soon as extra.

Rivers accomplished 18 of 27 go makes an attempt for 120 yards with one landing and interception every towards the Seahawks in an 18-16 loss.

Ravens LB Buchanan reportedly tore his ACL Ravens linebacker Teddye Buchanan has torn his ACL and can miss the remainder of the 2025 season, per ESPN. He's set to endure an MRI on Monday to substantiate the extent of the harm.

The rookie defender injured his leg on punt protection on Sunday towards the Bengals, and was then carted off of the sector earlier than returning to the sidelines later within the recreation.

Buchanan ultimately changed Trenton Simpson as a beginning linebacker for Baltimore, and began in 13 of the 14 video games that he is performed in whereas registering 93 mixed tackles, the second-most on the Ravens in 2025.

Jets fireplace DC Steve Wilks Following a 48-20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn has made a shakeup to his teaching workers for the ultimate few weeks of the common season. The crew has moved on from defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, it introduced Monday.

"I assumed it was time to make a change," Wilks advised reporters. "I will make the choice that is greatest for this group always."

Along with giving up 48 factors to the Jaguars, the Jets allowed 438 within the loss. New York ranks twentieth in complete protection and thirtieth in scoring protection following Sunday's video games. It additionally ranked thirtieth in defensive DVOA forward of Week 15.

Simply as noteworthy, the Jets have solely pressured three turnovers this yr and have but to report an interception.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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