Add defensive end Mykel Williams to the lengthy 49ers injury list, as the rookie first round draft pick sustained a torn ACL Sunday in a 34-24 road win over the New York Giants. The news was first reported by ESPN. Coach Kyle Shanahan, scheduled to speak to local media later Monday afternoon, said after the game the fear was Williams indeed had a torn ACL. You never know, so I
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels did not suffer any long-term damage to his right hamstring, an MRI revealed, coach Dan Quinn said Monday. However, Daniels' availability for an Oct. 27 game at the Kansas City Chiefs remains uncertain. "It was not significant," Quinn said of Daniels' injury. The Commanders did not receive good news regarding defensive end Dorance Armstrong, who suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his right knee in Sunday's 44-22 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
In his seventh professional season, Darius Slayton is one of the longest tenured Giants. He was a sixth-round pick in the 2019 draft out of Auburn. Over his career, Slayton has played in 97 games and made 70 starts for the Giants. For the first time, he was voted a captain on New York's roster. Darius Slayton is well-respected in New York's locker room.