If you can believe it, there was a time when winning the Heisman Trophy was seen as an NFL curse. Only two Heisman winners from 1999-2007 had an extended NFL career, and the trend continued into the 2010s for some winners with Robert Griffin III flaming out,

Despite winning the Heisman Trophy before declaring for the draft, the Jayden Daniels pick wasn't as hyped up as you might think.

10 years and five months after his prophetic post, Daniels added another accomplishment to one of the most impressive rookie seasons in NFL history. In Washington's 45-31 win over Detroit, Daniels threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another 51 yards.

The rookie QB has made an impression on some of the team's most respected players of the past and restored hope to a starved franchise.

Robert Griffin III was a brilliantly bright light that quickly burnt out. Before Jayden Daniels took over the NFL and moved within one win of the Super Bowl, another Washington rookie quarterback

After an injury, the league revealed that Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown had been replaced on the NFC's Pro Bowl roster by Daniels’ former college teammate, current New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers. In Nabers' rookie season, he recorded 109 receptions for 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns.

The Commanders stunned the Lions 45-31, and Kevin Durant, fresh off a Suns win, joined the locker room celebration to soak it all in.

The Washington Commanders are in the NFC championship ... The Commanders drafted Daniels, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner out of LSU, choosing him over North Carolina's Drake Maye, who went ...

The Lions currently hold the 28th pick in the NFL Draft. While the premier talent may be off the board by the time they pick, there are plenty of options that could suit Detroit's needs.

Kliff Kingsbury has been a huge part of the Washington Commanders’ success this NFL season. Washington had a middling offense in the 2023 season, with Sam Howell acting as the de facto starting quarterback,

LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier — a former star at Flower Mound Marcus and son of former Cowboys assistant Doug Nussmeier — is at the top of the board with

The Washington Commanders are in the NFC championship game. It's the furthest the team has advanced in more than three decades. Here's a look at how they got here.