Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young suffered a high ankle sprain in Sunday’s victory over the New York Jets and is expected to miss this week’s game against the Buffalo Bills, a source confirmed to ESPN.

The nature of Young’s injury was confirmed by an MRI conducted Monday.

Young twisted his right ankle while taking a sack late in the third quarter of Sunday’s 13-6 victory. He went to the locker room with athletic trainers and did not return.

Veteran Andy Dalton finished the game and is expected to start in this Sunday’s home game against the Bills. Dalton finished Sunday with 4-of-7 passing for 60 yards but didn’t lead a scoring drive in the defensive struggle.

Young was 15-of-25 for 138 yards and a touchdown when he sustained the injury trying to escape pressure on a third-down play. He led Carolina to all 13 of its points as the team won its third straight game, the first time that has happened since the start of the 2021 season.

The Panthers improved to 4-3 overall, going above .500 this late in the season for the first time since 2019.

Young’s command of the offense has been key during the winning streak as he has thrown six touchdown passes to two interceptions, one of those a pass that went off the hands of wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan.

His ball security has been a drastic turnaround from the first four games, when he had five touchdown passes to three interceptions with a pair of lost fumbles.

The news on the nature of Young’s injury was first reported by NFL Network.

Warren McVea, a former NFL running back who won a Super Bowl and a pioneer in Texas football, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 79.

Tracey Ellis, McVea’s daughter, said her father died at home in Los Angeles surrounded by family members after a long battle with an illness.

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McVea was a standout running back and was the first Black player to receive a football scholarship to a major Texas school. He was a star player at Brackenridge High School in San Antonio, leading the school to a state championship in 1962.

He committed to the University of Houston where he played under head coach Bill Yeoman. He set a school record with 3,009 all-purpose yards in 1966. He had a 99-yard touchdown catch in the first football game played on artificial turf.

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Warren McVea (6), the Kansas City Chiefs running back, is stopped on an end run by Dallas Cowboy Leroy Jordan (55) in the first quarter action in Dallas, Sept. 5, 1970. (AP Photo/Fred Kaufman,File)

“Warren ‘Wondrous Warren’ McVea peacefully passed away on Sunday,” the school said in a post on X. “A trailblazer in collegiate athletics. A forever Cougar.”

McVea turned pro in 1968 and was selected in the fourth round of the 1968 draft for the American Football League’s Cincinnati Bengals. He played one season with the Bengals before he joined the Kansas City Chiefs.

He was a part of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl-winning team in 1969. He played with Hall of Famer Len Dawson and split carries with Mike Garrett and Robert Holmes. 

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson (16) pitches back to Warren McVea (6) as Minnesota Vikings defensive end Carl Eller (81) pursues in Super Bowl IV at Tulane Stadium on Jan. 11, 1970.  (Malcolm Emmons/USA TODAY Sports)

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McVea played four seasons with the Chiefs and ran for 1,053 yards and 10 touchdowns in 44 games with Kansas City.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels left Sunday’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys early after he suffered a hamstring injury in the third quarter.

The injury prompted fans to compare the second-year quarterback to former NFL star Robert Griffin III. The former Baylor standout had an electric rookie season when he entered the league in 2012 but knee injuries plagued the rest of his career.

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Daniels’ mom, Regina Jackson, urged fans to stop the comparisons to Griffin.

“I wish you would stop manifesting RGIII on my son.  Words are powerful and that’s all that’s talked about,” she wrote in a post on X.

Daniels was expected to have an MRI on his hamstring on Monday. It’s the second time this season that the reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year went down with an injury. He was dealing with a knee sprain in Weeks 3 and 4.

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) warms up prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on Oct. 19, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

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He was 12-of-22 with 156 passing yards and a touchdown pass against the Cowboys. However, Dallas picked up a 44-22 victory. The injury was the main concern for Washington.

“It’s tough. He’s been battling all year, and I know that can be very frustrating,” Commanders backup Marcus Mariota said of Daniels.

Mariota came into the game for Daniels. He threw a pick-six to Cowboys defensive back DaRon Bland.

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels walks on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Washington is 3-4 this season following the loss to Dallas.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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