All aTwitter: 3 January 2025 – Dante Fowler needs a half-sack on Sunday to secure a $1.5m bonus

The first Washington QB-WR duo to make the Pro Bowl since 1991@JayD__5 x @TheTerry_25 pic.twitter.com/CZFSiDDlKI

— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) January 2, 2025

Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin are
the first QB-WR combo Washington has sent to the Pro Bowl since 1991.

That’s when Mark Rypien and Gary Clark went to the Pro Bowl together. pic.twitter.com/DCi6TxVQR0

— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) January 2, 2025

“They tried to say the fanbase was dead or something like that, but it’s alive and well”

Terry McLaurin (@TheTerry_25) on making the Pro Bowl, fan support and what it means to have Jayden Daniels selected as a rookie QB@JPFinlayNBCS #RaiseHail#Commanders pic.twitter.com/GAefJNoEgw

— NBC4 Sports (@NBC4Sports) January 2, 2025

Jayden Daniels is the fourth rookie quarterback since 1970 to be selected to the initial Pro Bowl roster. Joins Robert Griffin III (2012), Dan Marino (1983) and Dak Prescott (2016).

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) January 2, 2025

Terry McLaurin’s Pro Bowl selection increases his 2025 base salary by $250,000 from $15.25M to $15.5M.

— Joel Corry (@corryjoel) January 2, 2025

Wow! Dante Fowler needs half a sack on Sunday to earn a $1.5m bonus!#RaiseHail https://t.co/bCwGbJK1KB

— Bill-in-Bangkok (@billhorgan2005) January 2, 2025

Pro Bowl players on rookie contracts who earned a future pay bump… pic.twitter.com/KjdQXBiKes

— Spotrac (@spotrac) January 2, 2025

Never got to writing up who could get CBA mandated pay raises from original ballot Pro Bowls, but here they are for the NFC:
•Jayden Daniels (5YO)
•Jalen Carter (5YO)
•Jared Verse (5YO)
•Trey McBride (PPE)
•Cam Jurgens (PPE)
•Brian Branch (PPE)

— Nick Korte (@nickkorte) January 2, 2025

5YO: fifth year option for first round picks
PPE: Proven Performance Escalator for non-first round picks, at the highest level.

— Nick Korte (@nickkorte) January 2, 2025

Exactly, being named an alternate does not trigger these provisions of the CBA, even if the player ends up playing in the Pro Bowl Games due to injury/Super Bowl.https://t.co/2JXcMpk8b1

— Nick Korte (@nickkorte) January 2, 2025

To qualify for a 5th year option that’s equal to either the franchise or transition tag at a player’s position, the player must be selected to the Pro Bowl on the original ballot. Being an alternate/replacement player doesn’t qualify.

— Joel Corry (@corryjoel) January 2, 2025

A Pro Bowl selection on the original ballot is required for 2nd to 7th round picks to have their 4th year compensation increase to 2nd round RFA tender under the CBA’s proven performance escalator. Being an alternate/replacement player doesn’t qualify.

— Joel Corry (@corryjoel) January 2, 2025

Number of Pro Bowlers by team:
1. BAL: 9
2. DET: 7
T-3. MIN/PHI: 6
T-5. KC/DAL: 5
T-7. HOU/PIT/SF: 4
T-10. CIN/CLE/DEN/LAC/IND: 3
T-16. BUF/JAX/WAS/TB/LV/ARI/ATL: 2
T-23. NE/NYG/LAR/CAR/CHI/SEA: 1
T-28. NO/NYJ/TEN/MIA: 0 https://t.co/CPGjmFXztx

— Nick Korte (@nickkorte) January 2, 2025

Washington-Dallas injury report for Thursday. pic.twitter.com/P2aAjNRkU2

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) January 2, 2025

Guess who is the @Pepsi Rookie of the Week again?

11 times.

What a season.

What a player.#RaiseHail pic.twitter.com/5LGXSeElAz

— TheHogsdotNetv2 (@TheHogsdotNetv2) January 2, 2025

.@Commanders TE @ZERTZ_86 joins the show to discuss his experience playing with @JayD__5 and two new additions to the Ertz family #RaiseHail pic.twitter.com/wV6NagesEa

— Good Morning Football (@gmfb) January 1, 2025

For all the Washington Commanders fans that want the team to rest starters this Sunday…

That’s not happening. Here’s some reminders:

The Commanders lost to the Dallas Cowboys in November. They didn’t play well at all in that game.
Seeding DOES matter. The Commanders want to…

— CWallSports (@cwallse) January 2, 2025

#Commanders DC Joe Whitt Jr on playing the #Cowboys:

“We need to win this football game, period. That’s what it is, a divisional game. It’s the Dallas Cowboys. We keep the sixth seed. We need to win this football game…” pic.twitter.com/pxkrcFxt0J

— brandon (@JayDanielsMVP) January 2, 2025

@Commanders’ newly named Pro Bowler Jayden Daniels has the chance to become just the third rookie quarterback in NFL history to win 12 games as a starter, joining Dak Prescott (13 wins with Dallas in 2016) and Ben Roethlisberger (13 wins with Pittsburgh in 2004). #NFL pic.twitter.com/IbzKTx9rse

— Lake Lewis Jr (@LakeLewisJr) January 2, 2025

Great company to be in.

Jayden is 364 yards from surpassing Cam Newton for the most all-time.

I’d be surprised if he goes that hard in Week 18 against the Cowboys. But we’ll see. pic.twitter.com/3JY0k41PDm

— George Carmi (@Gcarmi21) January 2, 2025

Bobby Wagner among LBs this season:

♦️ 88.8 PFF grade (3rd)
♦️ 90.7 run defense grade (2nd)
♦️ 90.6 pass rush grade (2nd)
♦️ 5.0% missed tackle rate (3rd lowest)

Pro Bowl snub? pic.twitter.com/zyN3VNhMum

— PFF WAS Commanders (@PFF_Washington) January 3, 2025

Update: The Patriots waived DT Haggai Ndubuisi with a non-football illness designation.

This seems to indicate something came up in his physical exam with the team.

There was no locker set up for Ndubuisi earlier today when reporters were present. https://t.co/938Ve7ZFLo

— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) January 2, 2025

I feel bad for Saquon & his teammates

I understand injury risk but the players had a chance to make history. To work so hard and not be allowed to try to break the record has to be disappointing

I think this is a decision the team will end up regretting in the long run#Eagles

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) January 1, 2025

We have also completed an interview with Ron Rivera for our Head Coach position.

— New York Jets (@nyjets) January 3, 2025

We have completed an interview with Louis Riddick for our General Manager vacancy.

— New York Jets (@nyjets) January 2, 2025

Oh boy: #Jets CB DJ Reed on if he wants to stay with the Jets next season:

“I’m ready to go to free agency, bro. I’m ready to see what’s next for me.”

(via @TyDunne) pic.twitter.com/vaLdRhKhjN

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) December 31, 2024

#Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury says he wants to be an NFL Head Coach again at some point.

Teams will be interested this offseason.
pic.twitter.com/0pn1KJXBhJ

— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) January 2, 2025

If it wasn’t leaning to 2025 or 100% 2026 he wouldnt have said anything a week before we play a playoff game. It was intentional and it reads as sooner than later, hence the panic.

— (@Walkin0n808s) January 2, 2025

He was asked the fair question by @Sam4TR and answered honestly. Which is what we all want.

Spoiler: KK might not go anywhere. Coaching Jayden Daniels/getting a HC salary from Zona seems fun. But if he sees a good opportunity to get one of these 32 jobs, he’d surely ponder. https://t.co/Or93tlaBmS

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) January 3, 2025

Important context for Kliff Kingsbury’s potential head coaching interviews:

By NFL rules, teams can start requesting to interview Kingsbury on Jan. 6 but cannot actually interview him until three days after the Commanders’ wild-card playoff game.

Full story below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/gC55kl3Nrs

— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) January 2, 2025

FWIW, Caleb Williams was asked by Chicago media on Wednesday about the traits he values in a coach and Kingsbury’s candidacy:https://t.co/ifWlVysm1U pic.twitter.com/n0T0wUT6kQ

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) January 2, 2025

The Jayden Daniels video hype industry is booming. https://t.co/VwUzHnbkdm

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) January 3, 2025

I’m getting real sick of you @adamrank pic.twitter.com/MiKuyEDUPM

— Billy Tinkle (@BillyTinkleNuts) January 1, 2025

JD bringing Raiders fans over crazy pic.twitter.com/5vdecur3IB

— HTTC (@WoovieStudios) January 1, 2025

FG blocked but still bounced thru uprights pic.twitter.com/pq9f1OL93g

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) January 1, 2025

Unreal. https://t.co/3nG0dX3Fwv

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) January 3, 2025

Really classy.

Tez Johnson exits the field one last time. Makes sure to acknowledge every fan at the tunnel. pic.twitter.com/7lgNvv7dfe

— Brenna Greene (@BrennaGreene_) January 2, 2025

Kliff Kingsbury on Olamide Zaccheaus: “I actually used to call him Oz for like the first two months of knowing him. … It was like the whitest mistake ever.” pic.twitter.com/muc5ekHFkN

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) January 2, 2025