Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders quarterback, recently spoke out about his NFL experiences in his rookie year, as well as what he expects to do in this season. Daniels spoke with Jon Gruden on the ‘Gruden Goes Long’ show, talking about what he aims to improve for the upcoming 2025 NFL season with the Commanders.
Daniels was selected by the Washington Commanders as the second pick in the very first round of the 2024 NFL draft. In his very first season for the team, the quarterback managed to win the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year title.
“You’re always trying to find little ways to get better. For me, it’s like, ‘Last year was last year. That’s great.’ But it’s a whole new year now. I still got to go out there, I’ve gotta prove myself to my teammates, the organization, each and every day that I’m getting better.” Jayden Daniels said on the ‘Gruden Goes Long’ show with Jon Gruden.
Before joining the NFL, Daniels played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils from 2019 to 2021 and then for the LSU Tigers from 2022 to 2023. In his senior year, the quarterback was awarded the College Football Player of the Year title. With the Commanders, Daniels managed to throw for a total of 3,568 yards, scoring 25 touchdowns along with nine interceptions.
Jayden Daniels Hopes To Surprise Coaches In His Second Year With Commanders
In the same episode of ‘Gruden Goes Long’, quarterback Jayden Daniels also expressed that he aims to change up the patterns of his play so that coaches of opponent teams will be unable to predict his next move on the field.
“When it’s time to prepare and when those games come, I’ve got to know that, ‘Hey, how can I eliminate some tendencies?’ Stuff like that, because that’s the big thing. Coaches are always trying to find tendencies of what this player is going to do so they can anticipate and hopefully get you in that situation.” Daniels said on the ‘Gruden Goes Long’ show.
Daniels’ presence in the Washington Commanders team in the 2024 NFL season was a boon for the franchise, and the team ended up finishing second in the NFC East with 12 wins and five defeats. The Commanders managed to play in the NFC Championship against the Philadelphia Eagles. However, Washington lost 55-23, and the Eagles went on to win the Super Bowl a few days later against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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