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Updated · CBS Sports · Sep 4
Jayden Daniels Logs 1 Preseason Series, Takes 10-Yard Sack Before Week 1 Start
Updated
Updated · CBS Sports · Sep 4

Jayden Daniels Logs 1 Preseason Series, Takes 10-Yard Sack Before Week 1 Start

3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Sep 4

Summary

  • One possession was all Daniels played this preseason, ending with an incompletion, a 10-yard sack and a three-and-out against Detroit in Week 2.
  • Washington kept him on the sideline for the rest of its three-game exhibition slate as the quarterback returns from an injury-hit 2025 season.
  • In seven appearances last year, Daniels completed 60.6% of his passes for 1,262 yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions while adding 278 rushing yards and two scores.
  • The limited preseason workload leaves Daniels set to make his first regular-season start since Week 14 of last season when Washington opens against Philadelphia.

Insights

Will the Commanders' new offensive scheme protect Jayden Daniels, or will it neutralize the explosive mobility that makes him special?
With Stefon Diggs joining Terry McLaurin, is Washington's revamped offense finally equipped to shatter their low preseason win projection?
Can a high-risk, blitz-heavy defensive strategy truly save Washington, or will it completely expose their unproven secondary this season?