When Jayden Daniels showed up for his first preseason game with the Washington Commanders, he wore a Doug Williams no. 17 throwback jersey. That’s when his team should have known it had something special in its rookie quarterback.
Jayden Daniels is about to play the game of his life, and former Washington quarterback Doug Williams can relate. He's has served as Senior Advisor to the team and Daniels this season.
Jayden Daniels went from being a draft afterthought to the second pick. After his breakout rookie season, why wasn't he taken first?
Yet, that was not Washington's first Super Bowl victory. In 1983, the team pulled off a shocking upset as Gibbs and quarterback Joe Theismann defeated Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins 27-17. Down 17-10 at halftime, Washington held Miami to 176 total yards and zero second-half points.
Joe Gibbs gave a one-word verdict on Jayden Daniels after the rookie QB helped the Washington Commanders upset the Detroit Lions.