In their season opener against the New York Giants Sunday, the Washington Commanders were able to take care of business and kick off the year in the win column. This would not have been possible if not for the strong play from one of their new additions.
Following their deep playoff run in 2024, the Commanders quickly started improving the cast of talent around their top prospect in QB Jayden Daniels. Among the first things they did was secure him another viable target on the outside by trading for San Francisco 49ers wideout Deebo Samuel.
Coming into this next faze of his career, Samuel had a lot to prove. He's faced his fair share of criticism over the last few months for a variety of reasons. For starters, he is coming off a down year. On top of that, he faced backlash for looking out