Jayden Daniels impressive in his only drive in Commanders' 20-17 preseason-opening loss to Jets
Jayden Daniels ran for a touchdown after throwing a perfectly placed deep pass for his first NFL completion in the Washington Commanders’ 20-17 preseason-opening loss to the New York Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Jayden Daniels showed up for his first NFL game for Washington wearing a throwback Doug Williams jersey.
Then, the No. 2 overall pick went out and played like the potential franchise quarterback the Commanders hope he’ll be in his only series in a 20-17 preseason-opening loss to the New York Jets on Saturday.
“Before I left, it was in my closet,” Daniels said with a smile while again wearing Williams' No. 17 Washington jersey. “Hey, what better way to have my debut, first game than represent Doug and what he did for this organization.”
Daniels ran for a touchdown after throwing a perfectly placed deep pass for his first NFL completion to get Washington into New York territory. He surely made a nice first impression on Williams, the first Black quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl while with Washington in January 1988 and currently a senior advisor with the team.
