Though he is uncertain whether or not he’ll find yourself in Las Vegas, it seems like LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels would not thoughts taking part in for the Raiders.
“[Antonio Pierce] simply as a human being, he is the precise coach for [the Raiders],” Daniels stated on a Sunday episode of the “Nightcap Present” with Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson. “You already know, simply him and the depth that he brings. He challenges folks. He was difficult me at 18. So I do know if I used to be to go to the Raiders — I am not saying I am gonna go there or I wanna go there, I wanna go wherever my title is named — if I used to be to go to the Raiders, I do know as quickly as I step foot, he is gonna problem me.”
Pierce recruited Daniels whereas he was an assistant coach at Arizona State, which is one motive he has been linked to the Raiders all through the draft course of. The 23-year-old additionally thanked Pierce in his Heisman Trophy acceptance speech in 2023.
In accordance with Tankathon’s projections, the Washington Commanders will take Daniels with the second general decide of the draft, which begins on Thursday.
Nonetheless, on a Friday episode of “The Pat McAfee Present,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter famous that Washington’s latest predraft go to with Daniels included different quarterbacks, presumably upsetting his agent and creating friction.
If Washington handed on Daniels, the Raiders might attempt to commerce up from No. 13 and take him. On Sunday, ESPN’s Mike Reiss reported that the New England Patriots are keen to commerce the third general decide however desire a colossal package deal.
