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Jayden Daniels He may only have 23 games under his belt (including the playoffs), but his veteran center has seen the rookie mature throughout the 2024 campaign.
Daniels was selected with the second overall pick. Washington commanders last year and led them to the NFC title game as part of their Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign.
“He’s so cool, calm and collected. You can also see him on TV, his face is just frozen, he's in the zone. That's who he is. He is very positive, always smiling, always having fun, that's his flow state. But it was amazing, you could feel the veteran vibe from him on day one,” CO center Tyler Biadas told Fox News Digital in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.
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Washington Commanders center Tyler Biadas (63) prepares to pass the ball to quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
Biadasz joined the team last year after spending his first four years with the team. Dallas Cowboysso the veteran center and rookie quarterback had to quickly get to work to gel with each other.
It's certainly been a learning curve for Biadasz, who has gone from blocking a pocket passer in Dak Prescott to a guy who had nearly 900 yards last season.
“When you go through camp and spend a whole year with him, I think the biggest thing is how certain games develop over time, right? And for front line players, your job is to block forever, right? And there are certain times for certain games, which may be more action-specific or action-based games. It requires more repetition, certain looks, certain fronts and variations so that where you want to get more Rolodex looks to get a better feel for things,” Biadas said.
“But in general, the way he plays the game, certain times or the way he sees the defense and maybe looks third down or even first and 10, there are a lot of things that you discuss in your first year with each other when he came in last year. And this year I felt like we really hit the ground running to learn how each other sees it and how he communicates and makes calls at home and on the road. We're always in that mode of putting together great days and great games and comebacks and see how we can adjust in the future and continue to maintain that connection every week.”
Washington Commanders guard Jayden Daniels (5) hugs Commanders center Tyler Biadas (63) before practice on the second day of training camp at the OrthoVirginia Training Center in Commanders Park. (Jeff Burke/Omagn Images)
But it may be even more important for the duo to grow off the field. So they teamed up to appear in a Campbell's commercial that also featured Daniels' mother.
“It was really cool to hang out right before the season started because we were on summer break and I got to hang out with Jayden again right before the season started,” Biadas said. “And this unique commercial, a lot of laughter, a lot of fun, it was certainly a cool, special bonding moment. Also, when I was growing up, I always saw traditional Campbell's soup in commercials and stuff, so this is awesome…
“The connection is huge, the chemistry is huge, and who you are off the field with your quarterback as your center makes a big difference. And that makes a big difference for every position too, but I think the QB and the center are very unique in that it's almost telepathic in the way of knowing what the calls are and all that, but it leads to a feeling of connection.”
Biadasz and Daniels seem to have it all figured out. But now they are tuning their engine to make it pure power.
Washington Commanders center Tyler Biadas (63) shakes hands with Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) during practice on the first day of minicamp at Commanders Park. (Jeff Burke/Imagn Images)
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“The biggest part [entering this season] I knew how we did things and how we executed, what certain areas we could be more effective in and take that trajectory even higher,” he said. “Having these conversations in OTAs and going through it… you really get into the nitty gritty little details that you guys might not have thought about, but as far as the game goes, you saw [Jacory Croskey-Merritt] find a piece of the hole and it can burst seven, fifteen or even longer. How our running backs can perform like this and how we can be even more explosive. And when you do this, you will get the results you want.”
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