'He talks a lot': Jayden Daniels, Brian Burns sound off on in-game trash talk

ASHBURN, Va. -- The NFL has already learned rather a spot astir Washington Commanders backmost Jayden Daniels: He's a dynamic subordinate susceptible of hurting teams with his limb oregon his legs.

But successful a 21-6 season-opening triumph implicit the New York Giants, helium tried to wounded them with his mouth.

So says Giants antiaircraft extremity Brian Burns.

"He talks a lot," Burns said connected Sunday. "Cool dude but helium talks a lot. He conscionable beryllium talking, 'Hey buddy.' I don't privation to speech to you. I'll speech to you aft the game, bro."

Daniels disputed immoderate of what Burns said.

"I conscionable spell retired determination and person fun," helium said Tuesday. "I didn't accidental what was said, 'Hey buddy however you doing?' That doesn't dependable similar me, but I bash similar to person amusive connected the field."

Daniels had plentifulness of amusive Sunday, throwing for 233 yards and a touchdown portion moving for different 68 yards. He's a superior crushed Washington (1-0), which plays astatine Green Bay connected Thursday, is viewed arsenic an NFC contender. Daniels was besides the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year past play and has been mentioned arsenic a potential league MVP this year.

Although helium doesn't accidental overmuch during media availability, helium loves talking trash successful the Commanders' locker room.

Daniels volition razz teammates if they disagree with his takes astir his favourite hoops player, Kobe Bryant. He'll telephone oregon substance different Commanders employees if their favourite squad successful immoderate athletics loses, sometimes jotting down scores from the erstwhile nighttime and leaving them connected their desks for erstwhile they arrive.

Daniels brings that aforesaid competitory tone to games, arsenic Burns discovered Sunday. They faced disconnected doubly past season, truthful Daniels apt had a happening oregon 2 to accidental then. After all, the Commanders did expanse the play bid against the Giants -- and person present won 3 successful a enactment implicit them for the archetypal clip since taking 4 consecutive from 1998 to 2000. The Commanders and Giants conscionable again successful Week 14.

When Burns was asked Sunday what helium learned astir Daniels, the archetypal happening helium mentioned was the quarterback's talking.

And helium thinks helium knows wherefore Daniels does it.

"He's a astute guy," Burns said. "Trying to get successful my head, marque maine consciousness similar we're friends."

But for Daniels, the New York crippled is agelong past. All helium said was that helium could person played better.

"Nothing much to say," helium said. "We're connected to Green Bay."