Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
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Daniels danced out of the pocket and scrambled for a 14-yard touchdown to cap his preseason performance against the Bengals after just four plays.
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Joe Burrow directs two touchdown drives, Bengals outlast Jayden Daniels’ Commanders for 31-17 win
Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels, Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks from LSU, headlined the “Monday Night Football” matchup in the second preseason game for each team.
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USA TODAY Touchdown Wire on MSNCommanders' Dan Quinn and Jayden Daniels discuss the Brian Robinson Jr. news
Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn met with the media for the first time since it was revealed the team had made running back Brian Robinson Jr. available via trade. Quinn didn't get into the details of Robinson's situation, other than to say, "News like that’s always not easy."
At the urging of veteran linebacker Bobby Wagner, Daniels dug deep into his own game over the offseason. Now he's putting it to use.
The Commanders' first-string offense played one series, starting with a Samuel run and ending with a Daniels rushing touchdown.
Quarterback Jayden Daniels looked like a potential future superstar as he guided the Washington Commanders to this year's NFC Championship Game, but he's not resting on that success.
In the Commanders' second preseason game, we also learned the safety corps is deep and John Bates is a blocking weapon.
Kliff Kingsbury says Year 2 for Jayden Daniels is all about seeing the game before the snap and taking the Commanders offense to a new level.