Before he wore No. 5 in burgundy and gold for the Washington Commanders, a young Jayden Daniels enjoyed wearing an Eagles green Donovan McNabb jersey.

Jayden Daniels, rookie quarterback for the Washington Commanders, draws inspiration from Kobe Bryant's mentality to excel in the NFL. After winning the Heisman Trophy with the LSU Tigers, he’s led the Commanders to the playoffs in a standout season,

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels explained why he wore custom Nike Kobe cleats in the NFL Playoffs.

The rookie quarterback may have the ‘Mamba mentality,’ and the basketball parallels don’t stop there.

Quarterback Jayden Daniels was preparing for the NFL draft this time ... Championship Game since its 1991-92 Super Bowl campaign. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter.

The surprise of the sports world right now is the Washington Commanders of the NFL. Led by rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, the Commanders went from 4-13 and the No.

When opposing defenders hit rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels so hard that they make him leave his feet, or knock his helmet off, or roll up on his legs, he can’t help but flash a million-dollar smile.

Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn gave his props to the Lions fans but still must deal with the bad injury news about Sam Cosmi. However, Jayden Daniels got a “ best rookie year ” label from Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, according to a post on X by Jordan Schultz.

Washington Commanders star Jayden Daniels spoke about Los Angeles Lakes legend Kobe Bryant after wearing cleats for him last week.

Multiple outlets reported Tuesday that Kingsbury had attracted interest from the New Orleans Saints for their head-coaching vacancy but that he told them and other NFL teams he would be remaining with Washington. The Saints were the only job left open after Chicago, Dallas, New England, Jacksonville, Las Vegas and the New York Jets hired coaches.

Kliff Kingsbury is expected to return for a second season as the Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator, a move that was anticipated for some time given his comfort level on Dan Quinn’s staff coaching dynamic young quarterback Jayden Daniels.