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Jalen Hurts and Jayden Daniels Prepare for Crucial Season Opener
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In Short: Both quarterbacks are entering pivotal seasons, with Hurts facing contract negotiations and Daniels aiming to prove his worth after a disappointing 2025 campaign.
According to reports, both Jalen Hurts and Jayden Daniels are coming off frustrating 2025 seasons that may have cast some doubt on their long-term futures with their respective teams. At that point, Hurts will have one year left on the extension he signed in 2023, and Daniels will be entering his third offseason, when first-round quarterbacks either sign their first big-money extension or end up in contract purgatory.
Philadelphia had just conquered the football world, blowing out the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX with Jalen Hurts taking home MVP honors, while Washington, meanwhile, was fresh off its first NFC Championship Game appearance in over 30 years with rookie phenom Jayden Daniels leading the way.
Last week, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman defended Hurts and denied that the clock is ticking on his time in Philadelphia despite the team’s passing game struggles over the past few seasons. The 2026 season opener will be the first time Hurts and Daniels have faced off since that playoff game and there’s been a significant vibe shift on both sides of the matchup.
Washington, meanwhile, is expected to finish in the bottom half of the NFC East, making the bar for a successful season lower for Daniels than it is for Hurts. Daniels's regression from Year 1 to Year 2 can mostly be explained by his performance against man coverage and the blitz, which are closely linked.
What's still developing
- But the statistical dip can’t be pinned entirely on Daniels, who was throwing into tighter windows last season.
- I don’t expect Roseman to get into the nuances of quarterback evaluation during a podcast hit, but that’s a reductive view of Hurts that also suggests his value to the team is directly tied to its winning percentage.
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- Jayden Daniels reacts to Stefon Diggs’ costly penalty, Do you agree with his take?
- “You just gotta be smarter,” Daniels said, per Pro Football Talk's Josh Alper.
- Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels didn't mince words when asked about how the penalty impacted the remainder of the game.
Sources
- FOX Sportslink