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The Sports Junkies

Should Jayden Daniels Play Again This Season?

The Sports Junkies

Audacy

Sports

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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From 11/18 Hour 3: The Sports Junkies debate if Jayden Daniels should play again this season.

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0:00.0

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0:11.9

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0:17.5

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0:18.7

So we'll give you a chance to win those tickets in just about 15 minutes to keep listening for your chance to win. So we wanted to dive into some audio from a former Washington coach, Jay Gruden. He was on with Grant and Danny yesterday, and here's what he had to say about Jaden Daniels for the rest of the season for the commanders. You said if everybody's playing, so let's say the offensive line is available, and McLaren should be back out of the by week anyway, but let's say they are still down some receiver talent like they have been. Would that affect the decision at all, or are you still full go? And what do you say to the people who suggest just shut him down and make sure he's fully healthy going into the offseason and basically redshirt him the rest of the year? I want to show the world that this guy's back. You know, I'm tired of a narrative that he's too little. He's going to get injured all the time. I want to have a great last two games this season. I want to win both games and put the NFC East on a warning track for the Washington commanders come next year, and he's fully healthy for 17 games. I just hate the fact that people are saying. I told you he was going to be hurt all the time because of his frame and his running style. Now, get him in there, let him play, let him with some games, and show the world that he's a Jaden Daniel, we all know.

1:28.7

I love it.

1:29.5

That's exactly. I tend to agree. The only thing I don't like about it is he talked about the last two games. Why did he mention two games specifically? Does he think he's going to be out another six weeks? I mean, I don't know. That's the only part of it I didn't like, but I agree with them 100%. I need to get that whole narrative out of even my own mind.

1:46.9

You want some finishing strong. of it I didn't like, but I agree with them 100%. I need to get that whole narrative out of even my own mind.

1:47.0

You want some finishing strong from Jaden Daniels.

1:49.2

I'm going to finish strong and just play well, take a few hits, be a little smarter if he can be.

1:55.8

I don't think he's being reckless, but just try to be a little bit smarter, try to avoid

1:59.8

some of these big ones if he can. To me, it's not just to show the world that he's not injury prone. Because I think even if he gets through the last two games, the last four games, the last six games, whatever, even if he gets through these games, that's still going to be a question next season. I know, we kicked it eases your mind a little bit. We kicked it around. What if he played the last six games, though? And he was able to get through all six, remarkably, you know, fairly unscathed. I would still think that next year, I would bank on him missing four or five games. Okay. I would not, I would hopefully not back on that. And maybe that's not fair because he played in every game last year, but he's got four, he's had four injuries. Since he's been with the commanders, he's got four injuries. So when we were, you know, toying around with over unders on how many games you would bet on Jaden Daniels next year, What's your over under? Next year? Three.

2:51.4

That he'll miss? No, no. On games played out of 17. I'll go 14. Yeah. I'd set it a little lower than that. I'd set it at like 12. I mean, if we're to the point now where we expect them to play just nine or 10 games per season every year, then that's a big disaster. It's going to blow up in your face.

3:07.4

That's a big disaster.

3:08.1

Then what's the point I have it on him if he's only going to play?

3:10.0

No, that's a big disaster.

3:11.1

That can't be. games per season every year, then... That's a big disaster. That's going to blow up in your face.

3:08.1

That's a big disaster. What's the point I have at home if he's only going to...

3:10.0

No, that's a big disaster.

3:11.1

That can't be the case.

3:12.1

Then you wouldn't sign a guy to a second contract if he was only available for nine games. I'm just saying, based on the information I have, based on the way that this season is gone, I would set the over under at 12.

3:21.2

You obviously would take over.

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