Jayden Daniels’ Mom Once Sent a Strict Message to the Girls Trying to Land “Their Hooks” Into Her Son: “Thank God He Got a Mama Like Me”

Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders are the least likely among the four teams remaining in the 2024 NFL Playoffs to make the Super Bowl. However, Daniels’ unprecedented postseason performance as a rookie QB has many raving about him. “A young quarterback by birth certificate, not by the tape,” was how Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio described the 24-year-old. And, as the Commanders get set to face the Eagles, everyone seems to want a piece of the signal-caller. Women too, no doubt. But they’re going to have to go through his momma first.

Daniels was raised by his mother, Regina Jackson, and father, Javon Daniels, who played CB at Iowa State and Washington in the late 1990s. Jackson, especially, has been ever-present at her son’s side since he came into the spotlight during his Heisman-winning senior year at LSU.

Many elite QBs find girlfriends on their arms shortly after entering the league. However, Jackson is making sure that she’s guarding her son closely. In a resurfaced clip from Jayden’s college days, Jackson was asked about her biggest concern as her son prepared to take the leap to the NFL. Without hesitation, she responded: “Girls”.

“Girls. Them girls. Some girl out here, she’s got a Jayden Daniels wall and her mama says, ‘Hey honey, you’re going to the be the one to get ‘em’,” Jackson had said.

Some may think Jackson is being over-protective or paranoid. But history would suggest she’s right on target. Many players have seen off-the-field drama derail their careers, whether they like to admit it or not.

And it’s not like Jackson is coming solely from the perspective of a mother. She became an NFLPA-certified agent before her son entered the league. Jackson has served as Jayden’s agent ever since.

“And I know that sounds crazy, but I guarantee there’s someone who’s trying to get their hooks into Jayden Daniels. So thank god he got a mama like me because it ain’t happening,” added Jackson.

When told about his mother’s comments, Daniels merely laughed, saying, “I bet she did say something like that.”

Clearly, Daniels and his parents have talked about this before. The QB pointed out that his mother ensures there is no one around him who could harm him or won’t benefit him in the long run.

Jackson’s effort to protect her son from women who don’t necessarily have his best interests at heart has seemingly worked. In the 2024-25 season, Daniels has thrown for 3,568 yards, 25 touchdowns, and only 9 interceptions, boasting an impressive QB rating of 70.6.

Her son didn’t have a girlfriend for his entire rookie season. And, he ended up putting together the greatest rookie QB campaign in NFL history, firmly establishing himself as a top contender for the NFL Rookie of the Year award.

Fans back Daniels’ mom’s approach to her son’s love life

Daniels’ relationship status isn’t obviously the main or only reason for his massive success as an NFL freshman. His impressive accuracy, camaraderie with the WRs and RBs, and elite pocket awareness have definitely helped him achieve immense success.

However, with all of the drama surrounding girlfriends and baby mamas for other players, it surely didn’t hurt. Most fans agreed with Jackson’s approach too.

One fan made a hilarious quip about how quickly “girls” would press Daniels if his mother ever let up.

Another pointed out that the last QB the Commanders drafted in the first round, Dwayne Haskins, had the opposite situation during his rookie year, which may have contributed to him flaming out so quickly.

A few other fans recognized that while some women surely want to be with Daniels for who he is, most are looking at the money, fame, and other things shiny.

With Momma guarding and blocking for him, Daniels will continue to be locked in on football. And he’ll need to be, as his Washington Commanders enter the NFC Championship Game as +6.0 point underdogs on the spread. And they are on the road to the division rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles.