Commanders fans’ anticipation for season grows as social media post shows Jayden Daniels and teammates working out together

Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels, WR Terry McLaurin, and others are wasting no time getting work in before the offseason workouts begin. A social media post gave us a glimpse of what’s to come.

Josh Taylor Washington Commanders News Writer
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Jayden Daniels throwing the football to his teammates at UCLA’s outdoor facility

The Washington Commanders are in a critical offseason with the 2026 NFL Draft quickly approaching, but in the meantime, players are doing their jobs, too.

As the team adds to the roster, QB Jayden Daniels and his teammates are getting a head start on the season by putting in work together. We got a first peek at what the offense could look like, and a hype post from the UCLA football team’s social media pages with Daniels and the Commanders practicing at their outdoor facility.

Jayden Daniels and the Commanders are already working out

Some players travel the world during the offseason, and some play in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic game and practice with his teammates while he enjoys time away. That’s exactly what Daniels is doing after being spotted visiting the UCLA football team’s campus back in his home state to get work in with the team.

We finally have the schedule for the Washington Commanders’ offseason workouts coming up after the draft, but Daniels, Terry McLaurin, Dyami Brown, and Rachaad White decided to start getting ready for the season now.

This is a critical season ahead for everybody, but especially for Daniels after an injury-riddled 2025 season, and the same could be said for McLaurin. The offense will have a lot of new faces, but it also needs to see those two leaders stay healthy and make an impact once again.

2026 is an important season for the Commanders

2025 was a nightmare season for everybody, but it was a season to forget for Daniels and McLaurin. Last offseason, McLaurin and Daniels didn’t get nearly as much time together as they should have after McLaurin’s contract holdout, which lasted almost the entire offseason.

Getting a head start on their connection will help when they actually report in May and have to start implementing David Blough’s new offensive system. This could also very well be McLaurin’s last season in Washington, with his contract taking a major cap hit in 2027, and he has to have a bounce-back season.

Having Brown as a familiar face back will certainly help, and the same can be said for new RB Rachaad White, who might be new to the Washington Commanders, but he was Daniels’ teammate at Arizona State.

Now we sit back and see who else the Commanders add in the 2026 NFL Draft, and see if another weapon like Brandon Aiyuk comes over to help out the offense.