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Tress Way has been one of the Washington Commanders’ most reliable players since he joined the team in 2014.
He’s a four-time captain, a two-time Pro Bowler and a fan favorite because of his personality and production.
All of that was done while wearing No. 5.
The Commanders are starting a new era and added a pivotal piece to their future by taking LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels with the No. 2 overall pick.
He was one of the most dynamic players in college football last year, winning the Heisman Trophy for hitting career-highs in completion rate (72.2%), passing yards (3,812), passing touchdowns (40) and rushing yards (1,134).
Daniels also happens to wear No. 5.
Head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Adam Peters gave Way time to think about what to do with his jersey number, but with rookies reporting for minicamp and joint OTAs around the corner, a decision needed to be made.
In the end, with a little negotiating between the two players, Way decided to pass the jersey number on to Daniels, meaning that he’ll be sporting a different number for the first time in over a decade.
“I just feel like there’s just so much excitement around this organization, hands down the most I have ever seen,” Way said on the most recent episode of Command Center.
“All of the excitement [is] building and building and building.
I just feel like this is…a very small part that I could do.”
Way has come full circle with passing on the jersey to Daniels since the rookie joined the team.
He originally declined to give it away “right out the gate” because of the connection he had with the number.
He felt wanted for the first time in his career when Washington picked him up off the waiver wire following his release from the Bears.
The No. 5 felt right to Way from the moment he picked it, and since then he’s been not just one of the better punters in the league but the most consistent player for Washington in the past 10 years with a touchback rate of 6.2%, an average of 46.9 yards per punt and 37.7% of his punts landing inside the 20-yard line.
