{"id":13133,"date":"2025-01-18T14:59:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T13:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=13133"},"modified":"2025-01-18T14:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T13:59:45","slug":"cowboys-lb-micah-parsons-makes-huge-statement-about-this-rookie-compares-him-to-chiefs-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/cowboys-lb-micah-parsons-makes-huge-statement-about-this-rookie-compares-him-to-chiefs-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys&#8217; LB Micah Parsons makes huge statement about this rookie, compares him to Chiefs&#8217; star!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jayden Daniels has just played his first season in the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NFL<\/a> but has taken the league by storm. Many players and fans of the league already call the rookie a closer. His clutch performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers led the Washington Commanders to make the divisional round for the first time since 2006. A 18 year drought which was changed by the arrival of Daniels. He also helped his head coach, Dan Quinn, become the first Washington coach since 1943 to win a playoff game.<\/p><p>Jayden Daniels was asked about his &ldquo;killer,&rdquo; mentality during the post-game conference and he replied<em> &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t have an answer for you&hellip; I&rsquo;m just competitive man. I just want to win. (I&rsquo;ll) do whatever it takes to win.&rdquo; <\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Commanders QB Jayden Daniels is ready for his second career playoff start on Saturday in Detroit.<br><br>On his \"killer\" mentality DQ referenced on Monday, Jayden told me \"I'm just competitive man, I just want to win, do whatever it takes to win.\" <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bivTCXQ6dp\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/bivTCXQ6dp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scott7news\/status\/1879284873778909301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>January 14, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Jayden Daniels after the wildcard round victory over the Washington Commanders.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Micah Parsons credits Jayden Daniels for being Clutch<\/h2><p>Jayden Daniels and the Commanders won the wildcard round, going against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The final score was 23-20. For Daniels&rsquo; incredible performance in his first playoff game, Micah Parsons (Line Backer for the Dallas Cowboys), gave Daniels his flowers. <\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>On his podcast, <em>The Edge with Micah Parsons<\/em>, Parsons claimed <em>&ldquo;When it&rsquo;s time to win the game, besides Patrick Mahomes, there&rsquo;s not a better quarterback in the league.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DE22VwRJ0OX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DE22VwRJ0OX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DE22VwRJ0OX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>A post shared by Bleacher Report (@bleacherreport)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p>Daniels gets a lot of comparison drawn towards C.J. Stroud, who was drafted in 2023 and was also the number two pick in the draft. What&rsquo;s surprising is for the past two years, both C.J. Stroud and Jayden Daniels are number two overalls picks who have both outperformed the former and current number one picks. It is definitely not the norm but is this a new trend in the NFL? Only time will tell. <\/p><p>For now both number two picks of 2023 and 2024 are thriving in the NFL but the number one picks, which includes Bryce Young (2023) and Caleb Williams (2024), not so much.<\/p><p><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/what-nfl-games-are-on-today-todays-nfl-schedule-nfl-divisional-playoff-games-tv-channel-for-saturday-jan-18-2025\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>What NFL games are on today? All about NFL Divisional Round Games today!<\/a> <\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders are ready to take on the Detroit Lions<\/h2><p>On January 19th, 2025, Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders are set to take on the Detroit Lions. The Commanders had a thrilling victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wildcard round of the 2024 playoffs and have advanced for the first time since 2006. <\/p><p>The Lions will be an extremely tough matchup and the odds are stacked against the Commanders. However, Daniels and the Commanders are more determined than ever to go out and get the win.<\/p><p><strong>(Image Credits: Imagn Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jayden Daniels has just played his first season in the NFL but has taken the league by storm. Many players and fans of the league already call the rookie a closer. 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