As rookie debuts go, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has one of the tougher ones coming Sunday when the Burgundy and Gold take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Just don’t tell him that.
As Daniels prepares for his debut as the former second overall pick, the former Heisman Trophy winner is making sure his mindset doesn’t change as he enters a new league with new expectations.
“It is really the same,” Daniels said Thursday. “Day by day, be where my feet are. Not really focused on Sunday. I got to get through Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and then it’ll be game day.”
Washington enters Sunday’s game as three-point underdogs to the defending NFC South champions. Tampa Bay has a history of running complex defensive schemes under head coach Todd Bowles that can confuse even the most elite quarterbacks in football.
It’s why Daniels knows as debuts come, he has one of the toughest of all the rookie quarterbacks starting in Week 1. Even if he isn’t too concerned about it.