The Washington Commanders held their last practice before they break for the Labor Day weekend. Dan Quinn spoke to the media before they hit the fields and announced that two defensive backs weren’t here today for very special reasons. Mike Sainristil and Jonathan Jones are both expecting to become fathers today. The Commanders are preparing for their Week 1 home game against the New York Giants, but they also have to look ahead to their Week 2 Thursday Night Football game against the Green Bay Packers.
Jayden Daniels spoke to reporters after practice, and he, like Dan Quinn talked about rookie WR Jaylin Lane. Quinn likes the way he takes to coaching from Bobby Engram, and Daniels said the fourth-round pick gets better every day. Everybody is happy that Terry McLaurin’s contract saga ended and he’s back on the practice field with the rest of the team. Daniels said his chemistry with his top target never leaves, and he wasn’t worried about him missing training camp.