At a time many would chose to focus on the future and not the present Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels led his LSU Tigers to a historic victory in 2023.
went into the NFL Draft seeking a quarterback that could handle adversity and turn it into success.
At that point, there was also nothing more for Daniels to achieve in college, and many in his shoes would have gone into self-preservation mode. But Daniels came out the next week against the Florida Gators, put his team on his back, and became the first quarterback in history to throw for over 350 yards while rushing for more than 200.about the performance."If I had to choose one word to describe Jayden Daniels it's 'tough' and you can never count him out...
"Maybe everybody else was. Maybe he had that in the back of his head of, well, that individual accomplishment is no longer available to me, but we still got games to play. We still have games to win. We still have goals we want to achieve...So I think it just kind of shows his character, his relentlessness and his dedication to his team that he thought even if he wasn't going to win the Heisman Trophy, he was still going to do everything that he could to help his teammates.
It's that relentless nature, toughness, and ability to perservere that no doubt helped Washington fall in love with Daniels as its next franchise quarterback. And he's going to need it as the Commanders figure to have a tougher time climbing the divisional ladder than friend C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans did in 2023 in the AFC East.
Whether there's immediate success or not, Daniels' toughness and inability to quit is going to be key to this rebuilding process general manager Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn have taken the reigns on. And will be nearly as important as the clear physical talents he brings to the table.
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