Commanders defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. owed his coach an apology on Wednesday. His players brought a little too much intensity to the week’s padless, voluntary workouts.
“I had to tell [defensive tackle Daron Payne], ‘Hey, man, just calm down.’ I got in trouble with the head coach because I challenged the D-line, and he went after it,” Whitt said. “I told [coach Dan Quinn], ‘My fault. He did exactly what I told him to do.’”
Quinn said no apology was necessary.
Payne opened the 11-on-11 drills with another high-energy play on Wednesday: a non-contact sack against star quarterback Jayden Daniels.
But Quinn said Wednesday’s practice, which was the only session open to media this week, paled in comparison to Tuesday’s workout in Ashburn, Virginia.
“It was speed, man. It was the ‘Ashburn Relays,’” Quinn told reporters. “We wanted to see how fast, without the contact, we could go. We pushed each other to do that.”
Payne has been leading that push for the Commanders as they wrap up voluntary workouts this week. It’s a crucial period, coaches said, as veterans help newcomers get acclimated.
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