ASHBURN, Va. -- Jayden Daniels looked the same as he always has on the field. He smiled and laughed between drills; he even mimicked basketball moves on occasion -- pump fakes before shooting and spinning around defenders. Then, once practice started, the second-year Washington Commanders quarterback threw the ball just like he had last season, when he set records and established himself as one of the NFL's top quarterbacks.
The comments about him from coaches and teammates remained the same as well: He's smart, he's savvy, he's in control.
It's all what the Commanders expected to see during the first week of OTA practices last week, and it's why they are excited to see what he does for an encore this season.