A 4-1 start has created long-starved hope and optimism around the Washington Commanders
There's reason for hope around the Washington Commanders for the first time since the team has had this name
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Jayden Daniels has one of the best-selling jerseys in the NFL. Forgive the rookie quarterback for not noticing just how many Washington Commanders fans are now wearing his name and No. 5 on their backs.
“I appreciate them,” Daniels said, “but I haven’t even really paid attention to that.”
Daniels and his teammates are saying all the right things and trying to block out the hype they have created with the franchise's first 4-1 start since 2008. But there's no doubting the Commanders have engendered optimism that has not existed at least since the team has had this name and really for quite some time before that.
“When you’re winning, it just creates a little bit more fire in you,” third-year cornerback Benjamin St-Juste said Wednesday. “Winning, it just puts a little extra smile to your face when you come here because we got the potential to do something great here.”
