It's rare for an NFL team to have a Super Bowl-winning player on its executive staff who also mentors the team's rookie quarterback, but that's exactly what Doug Williams has done with Jayden Daniels.
Yet, that was not Washington's first Super Bowl victory. In 1983, the team pulled off a shocking upset as Gibbs and quarterback Joe Theismann defeated Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins 27-17. Down 17-10 at halftime, Washington held Miami to 176 total yards and zero second-half points.
When Jayden Daniels showed up for his first preseason game with the Washington Commanders, he wore a Doug Williams no. 17 throwback jersey. That’s when his team should have known it had something special in its rookie quarterback.
Washington Commanders' Daniels could become the first rookie quarterback to play the Super Bowl. Williams, who led the team to a Super Bowl win, says talented Black QBs are finally getting their due.
One of the most outspoken Commanders fans on X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter. The NASCAR legend is a diehard fan of the team. Following the Commanders' shocking win against the Detroit Lions, Dale Jr. said he was "riding high like a jet airplane." Keep an eye on his social feeds during the game on Sunday. It's sure to be exciting.
Washington Commanders fans aren’t dreaming, and they haven’t been magically transported back to 1992, when Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” dominated the airwaves.
Joe Gibbs gave a one-word verdict on Jayden Daniels after the rookie QB helped the Washington Commanders upset the Detroit Lions.
Anything seems possible now? Why not?” That’s a line from a column I wrote in September. The Washington Commanders had given fans plenty of early-season reasons to be optimistic, but this? This? Did this seem possible?
Quinn, as much as his team’s dynamic, mature first-round draft pick quarterback Jayden Daniels, has made a difference in Washington.
The National Football Conference championship game comes down to a rubber match between foes Washington Commanders and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Griese and the Don Shula-coached Miami Dolphins ran into a buzzsaw when they pushed to Super Bowl VI at the end of the 1971 season, getting pummeled 24-3 by Roger Staubach, Tom Landry, and the Dallas Cowboys. That hardly deterred them.
Kingsbury turned down a head coaching interview from the Saints to remain as Washington’s offensive coordinator. Plus, notes on hirings around the NFL.