Marcus Mariota Injury History
October 14, 2026
doubtful
• Knee - MCL
Sprain
doubtful
October 13, 2026
out
• Knee - MCL
Sprain
out
October 12, 2026
out
• Knee - MCL
Sprain
inactive
October 11, 2026
out
• Knee - MCL
Sprain
Mariota (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Giants.
October 9, 2026
out
• Knee - MCL
Sprain
out
October 9, 2026
doubtful
• Knee - MCL
Sprain
Mariota (knee) will not be placed on injured reserve, Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic reports.
October 7, 2026
doubtful
• Knee - MCL
Sprain
Mariota has been diagnosed with an MCL sprain in his right knee after he was forced out of Sunday's loss to the Colts in London, Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic reports.
October 6, 2026
doubtful
• Knee - MCL
Sprain
Commanders head coach Dan Quinn confirmed Monday that Mariota has been diagnosed with a sprained MCL in his right knee, and the quarterback's recovery timeline is to be determined, Ben Standig of The Team 980 Washington D.C. reports.
October 5, 2026
doubtful
• Knee - MCL
Sprain
Mariota (knee), who was ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Colts in London, is set to undergo further tests after suffering an aggravation of the right MCL sprain he initially sustained in the Commanders' second preseason game, Molly McGrath reported on the NFL Network broadcast.
October 4, 2026
out
• Knee
Not Specified
Mariota (knee) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Colts in London, Tashan Reed of The Washington Post reports.
October 4, 2026
questionable
• Knee
Not Specified
The Commanders list Mariota as questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Colts in London due to a knee injury.
October 4, 2026
active
Mariota will start at quarterback for the Commanders in Sunday's game against the Colts in London, Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic reports.
October 2, 2026
active
Mariota completed 19 of 31 passes for 183 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 33-31 win over the Seahawks. He added 11 rushing yards on five carries.
September 27, 2026
active
Mariota is expected to start Sunday's game against Seattle while the Commanders continue to gather more information on the severity of Jayden Daniels' dislocated left elbow, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
September 21, 2026
active
Mariota entered Sunday's 37-20 loss to the Cowboys to start the second half in place of Jayden Daniels (elbow) and completed 11 of 16 passes for 111 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions while rushing once for three yards.
September 15, 2026
active
Mariota (knee) practiced in full Wednesday.
September 9, 2026
active
September 9, 2026
questionable
• Knee - MCL
Sprain
Mariota (knee) returned to practice Monday, JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington reports.
August 31, 2026
questionable
• Knee - MCL
Sprain
questionable
August 19, 2026
active
• Knee - MCL
Sprain
Mariota is expected to miss the rest of the preseason due to a sprained MCL in his knee, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
