Jayden Daniels might have been keeping himself busy with preparing for the new season but his legal team has sent a cease and desist notice to his alma mater, LSU, after his jersey number 5 was assigned to DJ Pickett. Amid this, the LSU’s star player DJ Pickett has spoken out and it has sparked outrage among many.
LSU Tiger’s DJ Pickett breaks silence as Jayden Daniels gets criticized
Just a few hours ago, the LSU Tiger’s DJ Pickett spoke to the media about Jayden Dajiels’ legal move as he said, “I wore the number my whole life, since I was four years old…”DJ Pickett added, “It’s a number I was promised. I wish Jayden the best. Good player, did real good here. So, that’s all.”The LSU Tigers’ head coach Lane Kiffin also weighed in on the situation as he said, “DJ is in five, and that was a situation that was promised to him in recruiting [him] here, for him to sign here…When the kid’s promised something to come to school, he should wear it.”Many fans have supported LSU and Jayden Daniels is now getting brutally trolled as many have called him “childish” for his actions against his alma mater, LSU.A fan took to X and wrote, “The kid has nothing to do with this and if we’re being serious is going to be a locked top 15 pick. just leave this sh*t to the school and jayden. lsu as an organization just needs to let this shit go.”Another fan wrote, “he doesn’t owe anyone anything. he has no reason to give up the number. that’s not his problem.”A third fan posted, ‘The fact this kid has to answer questions about this is absurd. All because of an entitled little shit and his helicopter mom. @JayD__5 grow tf up kid.”Another fan posted, “I’m annoyed he’s being put in this position and is at the center of controversy because he’s wanted to wear the number he’s worn his whole life and somebody told him he could but Jayden decided to have a fit about that.”Amid the widespread trolling, Jayden Daniels has finally broken his silence on the situation.
Jayden Daniels opens up but remains silent about the legal battle
Just a few hours ago, the Washington Commanders’ popular quarterback opened up about the situation as he said, “I have been locked in on training camp and that’s been my number one focus. I have a lot of gratitude for LSU and I’m proud of what my teammates and I accomplished there,” Daniels said in the statement.”Interestingly, this has attracted more criticism as Jayden Daniels appears to keep himself distant from the legal move as he gets brutally trolled.