The Washington Commanders had their pick of the litter in selecting the second quarterback in this year’s draft — but a recent short-sighted move by Washington has pushed Jayden Daniels into the Minnesota Vikings‘ court.
Following a report that the Commanders hosted an unconventional four-quarterback visit with Drake Maye, J.J. McCarthy, Michael Penix Jr. and Daniels, Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio called out the Commanders for playing games with the young quarterback prospects.
“Why would you dilute your ability to get maximum time, and just the opportunity to evaluate, you’re trying to evaluate four guys at once,” Florio said on April 17.
Florio’s lambasting of Washington caught the attention of Daniels’ agent Ron Butler. Butler shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) with Florio’s comments with the thinking emoji on April 18.
The same day, Bulter leaked to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero that Daniels “is scheduled to have dinner tonight with Vikings brass in Baton Rouge.”
Butler had previously prevented the Vikings from meeting with Daniels, but the dinner is a sign of change from Daniels’ camp.
“It’s a mistake,” Florio said of the Commanders’ treatment of Daniels in an April 18 airing of Pro Football Talk. “Ron Butler tells NFL Media today’s the day there’s a private workout in Baton Rouge for Jayden Daniels with the Minnesota Vikings. I’ve been saying for weeks: if I’m one of these guys, where do I want to go? I want to go play for Kevin O’Connell who is definitely going to get me to my ceiling.”
