Jayden Daniels ran out of time to rally for one more can-you-believe-it comeback. The rookie quarterback who led the Washington Commanders to six consecutive victories entering the NFC championship game had won the first five on the final play of scrimmage.
Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has been at the heart of the Commanders’ remarkable turnaround from cellar dwellers to championship contenders. While he was unable to become the first starting rookie quarterback to reach the Super Bowl,
Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels became the sixth rookie quarterback to start a conference title game in Philadelphia on Sunday and he became the sixth one to lose that game a few hours later.
Jalen Hurts (26) and Jayden Daniels (24) represent the NFL's new era of quarterbacks who have seamlessly taken the baton from Brees and the other great passers from his era. "It's funny to sit here and say that Mahomes is the crafty veteran of this group,
Quarterback Jayden Daniels kept an option play for a 10-yard touchdown, then connected with Olamide Zaccheaus for a successful two-point conversion. That made the score 34-23, Philadelphia, with 5:01 left in the third quarter. Daniels’ touchdown run capped an eight-play, 70-yard drive that took 3:57 off the clock.
There are a number of strategic plans that can be devised and executed in the NFL Draft. A year ago, the Rams had the idea to pair Florida State defensive linemen Jared Verse and Braden Fiske to compensate for the singular loss felt from Aaron Donald's retirement.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels displayed similar rookie success during his first season at Arizona State in 2019.
The rookie quarterback may have the ‘Mamba mentality,’ and the basketball parallels don’t stop there.
Then there is Jayden Daniels on the top of this list. As of right now, Daniels is in position this Sunday to do what no starting rookie QB has ever done. With a win today, he will
Pittsburgh Steelers legend and future Hall of Famer Ben Roethlisberger will remain the record books, now tied with Washington Commanders' Jayden D
Jayden Daniels is playing in one of the biggest games of his career on Sunday, but he hasn't forgotten where he came from.