ASHBURN, Va. — Jayden Daniels watched as head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Adam Peters approached him.
Quinn opened his palm and told the Washington Commanders rookie quarterback: “We’ve got something for you.”
Inside Quinn’s palm weren’t yet the proverbial keys to the franchise.
Rather, Quinn handed Daniels a key to access … well, the Commanders’ facilities. All day. Every day.
“Twenty-four hours,” Quinn told Daniels. The quarterback smiled.
Daniels knew Quinn’s decision to hand-deliver exactly one key fob spoke to more than a rounded piece of black plastic.