The Commanders quarterback has made waves with his arm and feet.
in 2023. Both could burn teams through the air or on the ground. They even wound up in similar locales, both landing in the DMV region.
However, as the Ravens and Commanders prepare to meet Sunday, it's clear that Daniels doesn't want to be pigeonholed into Jackson comparisons. "Growing up, high school, you get comparisons. Comparisons in college, you get in the draft comparisons... I'm going out there and trying to be unique," Daniels told reporters.“At the end of the day, I wanna be known as Jayden Daniels and not the next, such & such.”So far, Daniels has been just that—completing an NFL-high 77.1% of his passes as Washington has started 4-1 and taken the NFC East lead.
"At the end of the day, I want to be known as Jayden Daniels and not the next such and such," Daniels said.Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game.
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