Jayden Daniels has officially become an internet punchline

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Jayden Daniels and his representatives had no idea what they were going to unleash when they launched a complaint at LSU for giving away his #5 jersey.

The Washington Commanders quarterback and former Heisman Trophy winner is now engaged in a dispute with his former school over sophomore cornerback DJ Pickett wearing his former jersey number. Not only is Daniels upset, his lawyer also sent the school a formal cease and desist letter demanding they stop using his name, image, and likeness due to the situation.

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LSU has only one true retired jersey that cannot be worn again in Billy Cannon’s #20. However, the school has also not reissued Joe Burrow’s #9 after the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback won both the Heisman and a National Championship with the Tigers. While Daniels also did the first, he never made the College Football Playoff in his time in Baton Rouge.

While Jayden Daniels may feel entitled to more respect from LSU, the universal reception he’s gotten from his move has been ice cold. But it’s one thing to be criticized within the football world for doing something seen as a colossal mistake as Daniels should be focused on bouncing back from an injury-plagued season with the Commanders instead of fighting over a college jersey number.

But the story has now broken contain with all of social media now piling on and poking fun of Daniels for believing he has ownership over the number in perpetuity. And it’s not just the New York Mets making light of the situation, it’s everywhere from colleges to race tracks to sports betting outlets.

Has anyone fumbled their public image as needlessly and as quickly as Jayden Daniels had? If these are the memes that are popping up now in August, just imagine what’s going to happen in the regular season, especially if he and the Commanders struggle once again. It’s too late to go back in time and undo what got us to this point, but right now Daniels and his team are likely regretting starting all this in the first place.

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