Commanders hit with another crushing injury setback that changes everything

It's been nothing short of a nightmare on the injury front for the Washington Commanders this season. And if Dan Quinn thought he was done having to deal with abject misery, the head coach was sorely mistaken.

Superstar quarterback Jayden Daniels' status is in doubt moving forward after he left Week 7 against the Dallas Cowboys with a hamstring injury. Nothing has been confirmed one way or another, but fans are anxiously awaiting developments with their campaign teetering on a knife-edge.

That wasn't the only bit of bad news to emerge from AT&T Stadium, and I am not talking about the team's complete capitulation versus their most hated division rival.

Commanders could be without Dorance Armstrong Jr. for an extended period

Dorance Armstrong Jr., the Commanders' most prolific defensive end who's in the midst of a breakout campaign, went out of the game after a few snaps with a knee injury. He barely practiced all week due to a hamstring issue, so the gamble to activate him did not pay off.

NFL insider Josina Anderson painted a bleak picture about Armstrong's status moving forward. She revealed that the former Kansas prospect is set to miss an extended period with a knee complication. Considering the Commanders have already lost Deatrich Wise Jr. and Javontae Jean-Baptiste, it further depletes an already threadbare unit.

JP Finlay from NBC Sports Washington confirmed Anderson's report. He also heard that Armstrong could be done for the campaign, which would be a devatsting blow to one of the team's biggest bright spots over the opening stages of the season.

This was later confirmed by Quinn, who stated that Armstrong has a significant injury that will indeed be season-ending.

The Commanders have just Jacob Martin, Von Miller, and Preston Smuith as their legitimate edge options currently. Drake Jackson was recently signed, but he's been stashed on injured reserve. What the Commanders have up their sleeve after this latest blow remains to be seen, but it's another body blow that Quinn and general manager Adam Peters could have done without.

A campaign that promised much has delivered very little. Quinn isn't looking for excuses, but the constant stream of injury problems have been nothing short of crippling. It's shown the Commanders for what they are: an aging roster with no trust in their young depth. And it's becoming a huge problem.

Armstrong was finally starting to prove his worth as a productive, starting-caliber edge rusher. And now, it looks like he'll have to watch from the sidelines like so many of Washington's top performers this season.