Commanders’ Jayden Daniels shuts down Lamar Jackson comparisons ahead of Week 6 matchup

   

Brock Purdy threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns, and the San Francisco 49ers never trailed in a 36-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.

Commanders' Jayden Daniels Shares Thoughts on Primetime Debut

Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels is gearing up for arguably his biggest test in the NFL so far, as he is set to face Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens in one of the most anticipated games of this week’s slate in the NFL. Daniels has been compared to Jackson in the past, going back to before the NFL Draft, and he made it clear he wants to be known as his own player.

“I’ll say for me, it’s kind of just you know go out there and try to be unique and try to be not really different from everybody, appreciate what they could do because you always learn stuff from other quarterbacks within the league,” Jayden Daniels said, via Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team. “I’m not closed-minded. You know, I always want to be able to grow, but at the end of the day I want to be known as Jayden Daniels and not the next such-and-such.”

Daniels has performed great as a rookie so far, and is a favorite to win the Rookie of the Year award. His Commanders have hope, as they come into this matchup at 4-1 overall. It would be a huge statement for Daniels to bring his team to a win on the road against a good Ravens team.

More to come on this story.