Jayden Daniels just about did it all in his first NFL season. He threw for 25 touchdowns to earn AP Offensive Rookie of the year honors and led the Commanders to the playoffs and on Washington's longest run in decades.

Now, he has to try to work some more magic, this time shouldering big expectations .

“You still got to go out there and prove it each and every year,” Daniels told reporters this week. “People could have expectations. They could say you could do this or hope you fail and do that. It really doesn’t matter. At the end of the day, the pressure you give is on yourself.”

With the pressure on, Daniels and the Commanders open the season by hosting the New York Giants on Sunday. Unlike a year ago, they are favored to make the playoffs — even in a division with the reigni

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