QB Jayden Daniels | September 24, 2025 | Press Pass | Washington Commanders | NFL

QB Jayden Daniels speaks to the media after today's practice.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Mister Daniels, can you give us an assessment of where
you are right now as far as comes Sunday.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
It's up to the doctor, not my decision for you.

Speaker 1 (00:12):
I mean, where do you think you're at and feel
good watching Marcus do what he did on Sunday? Obviously
you're a big part of that as well. What did
you think?

Speaker 2 (00:25):
Super happy for him? He deserves everything and he's been
my biggest supporter, so it was my turn to It
was my turn last week to be his.

Speaker 3 (00:34):
This is kind of taking a step back. But did
you know that you had been hurt in the Green
Bay game? How did you feel? What gave you the
confidence to continue and finish out the game?

Speaker 4 (00:48):
Not?

Speaker 2 (00:48):
I didn't. Oh, I mean, I'm a football player at
the end of the day. You know, he might take
some shots here and there, and it wasn't stopping me
from going out there and finishing the game. So I
finished the game. Yeah.

Speaker 3 (01:01):
And then what was your reaction when coach Quinn told
you that you weren't going to be out there on Sunday?

Speaker 5 (01:07):
Uh?

Speaker 2 (01:07):
Lead that between me and him, it wasn't Ah, it
wasn't like the most like, Okay, yeah, I'm gonna sit out, so.

Speaker 4 (01:19):
And uh, can you tell us at all how the
knee injury affects you the most?

Speaker 2 (01:32):
I mean, I don't, I don't know. I feel good,
so I don't think it affects me.

Speaker 4 (01:39):
And the Uh, Terry is also dealing with an injury.
Unclear to us anyway what his status might be going forward.
But if he is unable to play, how big a
loss is that for this offense?

Speaker 2 (01:59):
Oh? I mean he's terary. He does what he does,
he makes big plays. But you know, we kinda was
dealing with that throughout training camp, so we have the
We very much have the next man up mentality. We're
confident in other people to make plays.

Speaker 5 (02:16):
Jane, how much running and cutting have you been able
to do so.

Speaker 2 (02:19):
Far enough to feel good if I play on Sunday?
Like I said, it's not my decision.

Speaker 5 (02:27):
And then have you had to play with a brace before?

Speaker 4 (02:30):
No?

Speaker 5 (02:31):
I feel like just wearing it even in practice.

Speaker 2 (02:35):
Something to get used to. Would you have to wear
one if you do play on Sunday? Uh? We the
doctors haven't said that decision yet, so that would be
a conversation. Do you feel any level of discomfort when
you're out there? Yeah?

Speaker 6 (02:52):
I myself, how does your preparation change this week or
even last week when you're getting ready as if you're

(03:13):
gonna play, but you're also dealing with an injury.

Speaker 2 (03:17):
Nothing changed all. I'm here early and I'm still doing
the same thing. Might have to do a little extra,
but nothing changed at all.

Speaker 7 (03:27):
Game you were were you up in a box watching
and what was that perspective like for you to watch
an NFL game from up top? And when was the
last time you watched a game and the team you
played with played for from up there?

Speaker 2 (03:38):
The answer the second question first, and never, Yeah, so,
I mean it was different. You kind of just see
everything differently bird's eye view, but houses up there cheering
on my guys, and I'd rather have been on the
field being able to compete with those guys. But thats
just wasn't a part of the plants.

Speaker 7 (03:57):
Like, as you're watching plays unfold from up there, you
obviously see it differently because you're at a different view, but
in your head or you like, get the ball here,
get the ball there, you know, because you're looking at
it differently.

Speaker 2 (04:07):
I mean, yeah, that's probably the easiest thing. I feel
like that's why a lot of people have a lot
of the comments of you know, what we're doing and
what we should do, but they're not actually in the
out there in the fire, so no shot to anybody,
but you know, it's a lot different from sitting up
top and washing the game to actually being out there

(04:28):
and playing