Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is no stranger to bright lights and big stages.
When he takes the field in Cincinnati to face the Bengals in a prime-time Monday night matchup, it will just be the latest box for the No. 2 pick to check off his rookie year list.
“It’s special, obviously. Be able to play one just coming off my first actual game, the first home opener, now first Monday night game,” he said. “It’s gonna be special, but at the end of the day it’s another game; you’re just playing later on in the week.”
As Commanders coach Dan Quinn would say, Daniels is “one cool customer.”
“If he was somebody, like me, that was wanting to head butt the wall before you go out, I’d be nervous,” Quinn said. “But that’s not him, you know?”
In the lead-up to Monday’s game, Washington’s first of two prime-time appearances this season, the Commanders’ coaching staff has preached consistency. The practice schedule was the same, just pushed forward by a day.
For a Commanders roster with several high-profile rookies, Monday’s game is among their first opportunities to take in the pomp and circumstance of NFL prime time.
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