Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will not play in today’s NFL preseason finale against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is also sitting out.Washington Commanders wide receiver Stefon Diggs, and quarterback Jayden Daniels share a laugh before an NFL preseason football game in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)Also Read: What is the Jayden Daniels 'No. 5' meme? Leonard Fournette gifts DJ Pickett No. 5 chain amid LSU rowWhy is Jayden Daniels not playing?Daniels is sitting out as a precaution ahead of the regular season. The Commanders announced that Daniels and 40 other players will not participate in the preseason finale.The decision allows the team to avoid exposing its starting quarterback to unnecessary injury risk before the regular season begins.With Daniels out, backups Sam Hartman and Athan Kaliakmanis are expected to take the snaps. Marcus Mariota is also unavailable because of an injury.Also Read: Jayden Daniels jersey dispute explained: What did the Commanders QB do after LSU gave No. 5 to DJ Pickett?Full list of Commanders players not playing todayNo. 0 CB Mike SainristilNo. 1 RB Rachaad WhiteNo. 2 CB Amik RobertsonNo. 3 WR Stefon DiggsNo. 4 LB Frankie LuvuNo. 5 QB Jayden DanielsNo. 6 WR Dyami BrownNo. 8 QB Marcus MariotaNo. 13 WR Treylon BurksNo. 14 WR Antonio WilliamsNo. 17 WR Terry McLaurinNo. 20 S Quan MartinNo. 22 RB Jacory Croskey-MerrittNo. 23 CB Trey AmosNo. 25 S Nick CrossNo. 26 RB Jeremy McNicholsNo. 30 CB Fabian MoreauNo. 31 S Rasul DouglasNo. 39 S Jeremy ReavesNo. 45 OLB K'Lavon ChaissonNo. 52 LB Sonny StylesNo. 54 LB Leo ChenalNo. 58 LB Jordan MageeNo. 67 OL Nick AllegrettiNo. 71 T Andrew WylieNo. 72 T Josh Conerly Jr.No. 74 OL Brandon ColemanNo. 75 G Chris PaulNo. 76 G Sam CosmiNo. 78 T Laremy TunsilNo. 82 TE Ben SinnottNo. 83 WR Jaylin LaneNo. 85 TE Chig OkonkwoNo. 87 TE John BatesNo. 90 DE Charles OmenihuNo. 91 DE Deatrich Wise Jr.No. 92 OLB Dorance ArmstrongNo. 94 DT Daron PayneNo. 95 DT Jer'Zhan NewtonNo. 98 OLB Odafe OwehNo. 99 DT Javon Kinlaw