Jayden Daniels has widely been projected to be taken second overall by the Washington Commanders in the 2024 NFL Draft, but the former LSU star might be hoping to land with a different team.
Earlier this week, the Commanders made an unorthodox move by bringing in a group of quarterback prospects — Daniels, Drake Maye, J.J. McCarthy, and Michael Penix Jr. — for an official visit rather than meeting with each player individually. There have since been signs that Washington did not clearly communicate that plan to Daniels.
On Wednesday, Daniels’ agent, Ron Butler, hinted at frustration with the Commanders via social media. Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio criticized Washington for hosting quarterback prospects as a group, and Butler retweeted the video with a thinking emoji.
Butler “liked” a post on X that unloaded on the Commanders. Bryan Manning of Commanders Wire captured a screenshot.
“How many companies do this? Puts them around their peers? Bring players from the team along and see how they interact? Who the f–k cares how they interact with players they will never player with? This doesn’t make sense to me,” the post read (edited for profanity).
Some prominent members of the NFL media have concluded that Daniels might not want to play for Washington. ESPN’s Adam Schefter said as much during a Friday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
“I think it’s a situation where, from the outset, Jayden Daniels has had interest in being other places. He just has,” Schefter said. “Now, what do the Commanders do about that? There have been plenty of players who wanted to play elsewhere and teams don’t care and they just do what they do.”
Schefter had reported recently that signs point toward Daniels being taken No. 2 by the Commanders, and he still believes that will happen.
Butler’s social media activity alone would tell you that Daniels’ camp is not thrilled with Washington. We have also seen a major shift in the odds for which quarterback will be the second overall pick in the draft.
The Commanders have a new ownership group and hope to erase the leftover stench from the previous one, but it sounds like they could face some familiar issues soon.
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