{"id":857173,"date":"2026-09-23T00:16:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/857173\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T00:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:16:23","slug":"3-key-nfl-quarterbacks-suffered-injuries-in-a-brutal-week-2-heres-the-latest-on-their-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/857173\/","title":{"rendered":"3 key NFL quarterbacks suffered injuries in a brutal Week 2. Here\u2019s the latest on their status"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n The second week of the NFL season<\/a> proved to be a brutal one for three young quarterbacks who were expected to take major leaps this season.\n <\/p>\n

\n Caleb Williams<\/a> of the Chicago Bears, Jayden Daniels of the Washington Commanders and Jaxson Dart of the New York Giants were all knocked out of their Week 2 matchups with injuries that looked to be serious.\n <\/p>\n

\n Williams went down with a no-contact injury during the Bears\u2019 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, being carted off the field as medical staff paid close attention to his right leg. Daniels dislocated his left (non-throwing) elbow in a loss to the Dallas Cowboys. And in the Monday night game, Dart suffered a brutal looking knee injury when he was hit by two Los Angeles Rams defenders as his team fell in LA.\n <\/p>\n

\n Dart\u2019s injury, in particular, might end up being the most concerning.\n <\/p>\n

\n Three young stars, three injuries that could have outsized effects on the NFL season. Here\u2019s what we know about their status right now.\n <\/p>\n

\n The Bears quarterback might actually be in the best shape out of the trio of injured QBs, even if his injury appeared to be the most serious in the moment.\n <\/p>\n

\n Late in the Bears\u2019 miserable offensive showing against the Vikings at a rainy Soldier Field, Williams was attempting to score the game\u2019s first touchdown in the fourth quarter. On a first-and-goal play from the 6-yard line, Williams faked a handoff and wheeled around to his left.\n <\/p>\n

\n As he pointed to a receiver in the end zone and eluded a diving Vikings defender, Williams suddenly crumpled to the ground. He slid on the wet turf and began screaming in pain as he rolled around.\n <\/p>\n

\n The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner was eventually carted off with a towel over his head, giving a raised fist to the crowd. The immediate reaction among Bears faithful was concern that their signal-caller would be out of the lineup for a lengthy period of time.\n <\/p>\n

\n On Monday, head coach Ben Johnson said Williams appears to have escaped a worst-case scenario.\n <\/p>\n

\n Mike Florio, NBC\u2019s NFL Insider, said ahead of the Sunday night game that he was hearing Williams suffered a Grade 1 hamstring strain, the lowest level of hamstring injury. Johnson said on Monday that the quarterback will be week-to-week and isn\u2019t being ruled out for Sunday\u2019s game against the Philadelphia Eagles.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cHe\u2019s right now working through every avenue that he\u2019s got available to get back on track here,\u201d Johnson said in the news conference, according to the Bears\u2019 website.<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe\u2019ll see what that looks like. Here\u2019s what I know: This guy\u2019s a little bit different than the average human being. I said that last night. I\u2019ll double down on that. He gets back \u2013 he has in the past \u2013 a lot faster than what people can anticipate. I\u2019m not putting a timeline on this. We\u2019re going to say week-to-week. He\u2019s going to attack this with everything that he knows. He\u2019s got a great team around him, both in this building and outside this building, and we\u2019ll see where it goes from there.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n If Williams can\u2019t play, Tyson Bagent will take over quarterback duties for the Bears after finishing out Sunday\u2019s game against the Vikes.\n <\/p>\n

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\n The Commanders\u2019 star quarterback does not appear to have been so lucky.\n <\/p>\n

\n Daniels took a snap close to the Cowboys\u2019 end zone on Sunday and stumbled to the ground, putting his left arm out to brace himself as he fell. As it hit the ground, his elbow buckled and Daniels stayed down in considerable pain.\n <\/p>\n

\n After the game, Commanders head coach Dan Quinn confirmed Daniels dislocated his elbow and an X-ray showed no fracture.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI was just disheartened for him. Like, I know what he\u2019s gone through to go,\u201d Quinn said. \u201cHe\u2019s in good spirits tonight. Just knowing that, like, we wanted to all play so well for him in that space. And so, to see him in that spot, it stunk for the guys and I thought Marcus (Mariota) did a really good job coming back in when we were starting on offense, then we get going, right off the bat \u2013 it was tough.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n It\u2019s a particularly difficult moment for Daniels after an injury-plagued 2025 season that included missing multiple games after he dislocated the same elbow in a game against the Seattle Seahawks. He returned in a game against the Vikings and then reaggravated the injury, leading to him missing the rest of the season.\n <\/p>\n

\n The promising Commanders leader, who helped guide his team to the NFC championship game in the 2024-25 season, missed 11 games last season.\n <\/p>\n

\n There were no further updates on Daniels\u2019 status on Monday from Quinn as he continues to seek opinions on how long he\u2019ll be out. Mariota will take over the starting job going forward until the former LSU standout and 2023 Heisman winner can return.\n <\/p>\n

\n It\u2019s a brutal moment for the Commanders as they looked to shake off a disappointing 2025 season and get back to the great vibes that followed the team in 2024. Daniels\u2019 emergence as a star brought back memories of Robert Griffin III\u2019s time in Washington, when he sparked a similar football renaissance in the nation\u2019s capital. The two are similar players in that they have cannon arms but also the speed and escapability that give opposing defenses fits.\n <\/p>\n

\n RGIII\u2019s time in Washington ended after he suffered multiple career-altering injuries. Commanders fans will be dreading the idea that Daniels might be suffering a similar fate.\n <\/p>\n

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\n The New York Giants were looking forward to a new season under head coach John Harbaugh<\/a>, a name synonymous with winning in the NFL and Dart was expected to be a key player in their resurgence.\n <\/p>\n

\n All that is up in the air now.\n <\/p>\n

\n As Dart dropped back to pass during the opening drive of Monday\u2019s game, he was hit in the backfield by two converging Rams pass rushers. In an awkward-looking collision, one of those Rams \u2013 Josaiah Stewart \u2013 collided with Dart\u2019s lower body. The hit caused his left knee to bend sideways. Not the way knees are supposed to bend, to say the least.\n <\/p>\n

\n Dart went down quickly and was in obvious pain but was able to walk off the field under his own power. Harbaugh said after the game that Dart being able to walk off the field \u2013 and he\u2019d return to the sidelines in street clothes later \u2013 meant the worst possible scenarios seemed to have been avoided.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cThe fact that it\u2019s not that outcome that you\u2019re talking about, the devastating outcome, is really good news,\u201d Harbaugh said, adding that more imaging would be done on Dart\u2019s knee on Tuesday to figure out the extent of the injury.\n <\/p>\n

\n Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network<\/a> reported that the QB is believed to have suffered a sprained MCL, which would likely mean he\u2019d miss time. Harbaugh would not confirm whether the team anticipated having Dart out for Week 3\u2019s game, only saying that he was waiting on follow-up tests before making a decision.\n <\/p>\n

\n Rapoport and others reported on Tuesday that the good signs from Monday night might not actually have been all that real.\n <\/p>\n

\n Reports on Tuesday afternoon indicated that Dart\u2019s injury is worse than initially believed and that he could be out for a prolonged period of time. Rapoport said<\/a> it\u2019s possible he may even miss the rest of the season.\n <\/p>\n

\n Dart is another player who was hoping to move past an injury-plagued 2025, having missed multiple games with a concussion during his rookie season.\n <\/p>\n

\n Jameis Winston took over quarterbacking duties once Dart went down and would be named the starter if he misses any time. When asked after Monday\u2019s game if he was preparing to be the starter going forward, Winston instead focused on Dart.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cMy role is to keep him lifted up, keep this team motivated and put this game behind us, find ways to be solution-oriented and have a better week of preparation, a better game of efficiency, and overall get a win,\u201d Winston said.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The second week of the NFL season proved to be a brutal one for three young quarterbacks who…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":857174,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[349,99],"class_list":["post-857173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=857173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/857174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=857173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=857173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=857173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}