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Jayden Daniels spoke to the media after today’s practice. He’s preparing for his first home Monday Night Football game, and is looking forward to a “packed out” crowd to get that primetime, home-field advantage. Washington hosted the Chicago Bears last season, and that game ended with a Hail Mary that Jayden Daniels isn’t interested in talking about. “That Hail Mary ain’t gonna help us with the game on Monday, so what’s the point?” He’s also not interested in comparison’s with last year’s No. 1 overall pick, and this week’s opposing QB, Caleb Williams. “He got drafted #1, I got drafted #2, nothing we can do to change that.”
Daniels was asked about WRs Deebo Samuel, Noah Brown, and Luke McCaffrey. Terry McLaurin and Brown’s absence due to injury has allowed him to get more reps with the other wide receivers. He connected with Deebo in training camp, and has worked on his timing with 2nd-year WR Luke McCaffrey and rookie Jaylin Lane. Daniels praised the work that McCaffrey has put in since his rookie year. He’s a former QB, which Jayden said helps him see the field like he does.
Jayden was asked about rookie RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt aka Bill, and when he knew he had the potential to be special. He said you could see it with his cuts in training camp, but you’re not facing a lot of live tackling. In the preseason you could really tell that he had “something to him” and he’s happy for his early success.
