Green Bay Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons has turned the Washington Commanders’ overtime collapse into a referendum on Jayden Daniels, saying on his podcast that the quarterback’s handling of the final seconds against the New York Giants “probably cost my man Dan Quinn his job.”
Parsons made the comments on “The Edge,” his weekly show, in an episode that began circulating Monday night. Washington and New York finished 27-27 on Sunday after Daniels took a sack in the closing seconds of overtime with the Commanders out of timeouts, and the clock expired before they could spike the ball and try a game-winning field goal.
“This is your third year”
Parsons said he is “a big Jayden Daniels fan” but called the sequence inexcusable for a quarterback who has already played in an NFC Championship Game.
“There’s no way I’m taking a sack with 14 seconds left and no timeouts,” Parsons said. “It’d be different if Jayden Daniels was a rookie. This is your third year. You’ve been to the NFC Championship Game. You’ve been in big moments before.”
He also tied the moment to Daniels’ next contract. “This is your job to be prepared to understand the game and understand situations,” Parsons said. “To me, this is a lack of preparation, a lack of mentality and a lack of urgency.” He added that he would have wanted more direct accountability from Daniels after the game.
Parsons is not a neutral voice. Quinn was his defensive coordinator for his first three NFL seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, from 2021 to 2023, and the two have stayed in touch since Quinn left for Washington.
Quinn has already taken the blame
Quinn has said publicly that the breakdown belongs to him. In his day-after news conference on Monday, he said offensive coordinator David Blough made the call but that “it starts with me first.” Daniels said after the game that the offense had to relay the situation better from the top down and that “ultimately, it’s on me.”
Washington has not signaled a coaching change. Ian Rapoport said he does not expect imminent moves, while adding that the spotlight on Quinn will stay on if the losses continue. Commanders beat writer JP Finlay pushed back on piling the blame on the quarterback, noting that Daniels should have thrown the ball away or spiked it but that Washington had also led by 14 points with about eight minutes to play.
What comes next for Washington
The tie left the Commanders at 1-3-1 after a 5-12 finish in 2025, two years removed from Quinn’s run to the NFC title game. Washington visits the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers on Monday night, a game the 49ers will play without linebacker Dre Greenlaw, whose suspension appeal was denied. Quinn is next scheduled to meet reporters later this week, when the questions about Parsons’ comments are expected to follow him to the podium.
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