That incredible stat caught the attention of Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback JJ McCarthy, who snapped a photo of the TV and posted it on his Instagram Story with a message for Daniels. "Proud of you brudda!" McCarthy wrote. The post came hours before McCarthy’s Wild Card playoff game on Monday night against the Los Angeles Rams.
The phrase "Greatest of all time," aka GOAT, is overused in sports discourse these days, but there is a legitimate path to Washington Commanders 2024 second overall pick quarterback Jayden Daniels having the best rookie season in NFL history.
Detroit made a huge statement in Week 18 with their beatdown of the Minnesota Vikings, but the Commanders have something the Vikings don’t; a mobile quarterback in the form of Jayden Daniels. The Lions have struggled with stopping mobile quarterbacks this season. This could very well carry over into the postseason.
The Commanders QB is playing well beyond his years at exactly the right time, while some of his veteran peers are catching flak for their playoff performances.
While coach Matt LaFleur, quarterback Jordan Love and the rest of the Green Bay Packers were at home on Saturday night, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels’ star got even brighter against the Detroit Lions.
The Commanders’ biggest free-agent signing was Armstrong, while their third-biggest was Biadasz. In the draft, after they chose Jayden Daniels with the No. 2 pick, they used a second-round pick on a defensive lineman and a third-round pick on an offensive lineman.
Blough started five games for the Lions from 2019 to 2021 and then was on their practice squad last season before transitioning to coaching.
Jayden Daniels has as many playoff wins as Kirk Cousins. Kirk Cousins is a 13 year NFL veteran who has made nearly $300 million in his career. Jayden Daniels is not yet finished with his rookie season.
Jayden Daniels is entering the biggest game of his young professional career so far on Saturday, when his Washington Commanders visit the dominant top-seeded Detroit Lions in the Divisional Round.
Jayden Daniels thrived where few other rookie QBs do in the NFL playoffs, leading the Commanders to a last-minute win over the Buccaneers.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 draft ... off one of its best performances of the season in the 31-9 win over the Minnesota Vikings to clinch the NFC's top seed. The Lions held the Vikings out of ...
Jayden Daniels added another chapter to his sterling rookie season as the QB propelled the Commanders to a last-minute win over the Bucs.