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After taking the league by storm as a rookie in 2024, Jayden Daniels battled injury throughout the 2025 campaign, and as a result, the Commanders took major steps backwards in Year 2 under Dan Quinn. With Daniels healthy again, the Commanders hope they can again compete in the NFC East and the conference.

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Healthy Daniels aims to restore Commanders' NFC East competitiveness in Year 2.

Daniels took the league by storm as a rookie in 2024 (2024 offensive rookie of the year) but battled injury throughout the 2025 campaign, causing the Commanders to take major steps backwards in Year 2 under Dan Quinn. With Daniels healthy again, the Commanders hope to compete in the NFC East and conference. Daniels' road back involves gaining comfort in a modified offense under new offensive coordinator David Blough, who will blend elements from Washington's previous system with concepts from Kevin O'Connell's Minnesota and Ben Johnson's Detroit systems.

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