Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has by no means been afraid to admit he is a soccer fan. Regardless of how aggressive he’s on the sphere, whether or not it is in follow or throughout video games, Daniels appreciates the greatness of different gamers, particularly quarterbacks.
In his rookie season, Daniels dueled with NFL stars reminiscent of Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow, and afterward, confirmed his respect to these gamers. Unfortunately, Daniels’ 2025 season did not go as deliberate, for him or the Commanders.
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Daniels missed 10 video games final season and solely performed in 4 from begin to end. One of the video games he missed was in Week 8, when Washington was on the street for a extremely anticipated Monday evening showdown towards Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Marcus Mariota began for the Commanders, finishing 21 of 30 passes for 213 yards, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient, because the Chiefs topped Washington 28-7. The Commanders’ struggling protection did intercept Mahomes twice, and the sport was tied 7-7 at halftime.
But within the third quarter, Mahomes started doing Mahomes-type issues. And as seen on the Netflix sequence “Quarterback,” Daniels was impressed.
“Let me go watch Mr. Mahomes throw the football,” Daniels mentioned.
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And after Mahomes escaped stress within the backfield after which accomplished a cross downfield for a primary down, Daniels could not imagine what he was seeing.
“How do you find that? He just made up some s–t.”
After a Mahomes landing cross to Travis Kelce, Daniels mentioned the next.
“Man, I wish I was playing this game. I’m trying to take this off the list.”
That was what Daniels mentioned whereas he was mic’d up on the sideline. In an interview for the Netflix sequence, he simply let it’s identified that he appreciates high-level quarterback play.
“I appreciate…..just great QB play,” he mentioned. “It’s an art.”
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After extra Mahomes magic, Daniels had a easy three-word response on what he was seeing.
“He good, bro.”
Daniels then reiterated that to Netflix producers. “No glaze, like Patrick Mahomes is good at football.”
He’s appropriate.
Sadly, the 2026 season was as disappointing for Mahomes because it was for Daniels. The Chiefs missed the playoffs for the primary time since 2014, and Mahomes tore his ACL in a Week 14 loss. Kansas City completed 6-11.
Daniels is 100% wholesome and prepared for redemption in 2026. Mahomes remains to be recovering from knee surgical procedure, with the purpose of being prepared for Week 1. Unfortunately, these groups is not going to face each other in 2026.
This article initially appeared on Commanders Wire: Jayden Daniels has three words to describe Patrick Mahomes