2025 was simply not to be for Jayden Daniels.
He was coming off a spectacular rookie campaign, during which he led the Commanders to the NFC Championship game, a feat they hadn’t achieved since the 1990s. Many expected him to be the same dynamic player in 2025.
Unfortunately, a rash of injuries has kept him off the field. It, unfortunately, reminded a bunch of fans of Robert Griffin III, who also came out guns blazing before injuries took his career from him.
Daniels’ mother, Regina Jackson, pleaded with fans to stop comparing her son to Robert Griffin III after he sustained a hamstring injury, saying, “I wish you would stop manifesting RGIII on my son. Words are powerful, and that’s all that’s talked about.”
It turns out that she was correct.
Jayden Daniels’ mom made that plea just l

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