Months before the Commanders’ first game last year, Olamide Zaccheaus knew his team’s rookie quarterback was going to be special. Jayden Daniels, whom the Bears passed over with the first pick and the Commanders drafted second, made a throw during organized team activities that just felt different.
“It was like a next-level type of throw,” Zaccheaus said Monday. “Then also just seeing how he was able to just handle everything. He was a young talent. It never really seemed like he was [young].
“People knew early on. And then just throughout the season last year, he progressively got better and better.