Jayden Daniels made his preseason debut Monday night. He did not play long, but it was long enough.
In the only passing play on the four-play, 74-yard drive, the Commanders quarterback scrambled for a 14-yard touchdown. It was enough for coach Dan Quinn, who likely held his breath as Bengals safety Jordan Battle briefly looked like he was going to have a chance for a hard hit on Daniels.
The Commanders ran on all four plays, with Deebo Samuel going 19 on an end around and Chris Rodriguez 40 yards and 1 yard to set up Daniels’ touchdown run. Daniels ran for 891 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie.
Daniels and Samuel were two of the 30 players the Commanders sat in the preseason opener last week.
Josh Johnson replaced Daniels on the team’s second series, and Jacory Croskey-Merritt ran for a 27-yard touchdown to increase the Commanders’ lead to 14-7.
The Commanders, who are shopping running back Brian Robinson, have 106 yards rushing after two possessions.
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