Selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round (99th overall) in the 1996 NFL Draft

Signed with the Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on March 3, 2004

Daniels is a veteran defensive end with a wealth of experience as a pass rusher in the NFL. Last season he appeared in 15 games with 15 starts, missing one game due to an ankle injury. Daniels has played 12 seasons in the NFL and has amassed 569 career tackles (362 solo) and 59 sacks. The past offseason, Daniels competed in power lifting competitions for the first time since 1999.

•  Played in 171 career games with 151 starts in 12 NFL seasons
• Amassed 569 career tackles (364 solo), 59 sacks, 16 forced fumbles, 12 fumble recoveries and one interception
•  His 59 career sacks ranks 17^th among active players in that category

• Played and started in 15 regular-season games
• Started 33 consecutive games for the Redskins until an ankle injury held him out Week 2 at Philadelphia (9/17)
• Posted 50 tackles (33 solo) and tied for second on the team with 2.5 sacks
• Had four tackles, one sack and a pass defensed at Dallas (11/18)

• Started in all 16 regular-season games
• Tallied 46 tackles and finished second on the team with three sacks
• Recorded his first career interception (Byron Leftwich) vs. Jacksonville during Week 8 (10/1)
• Named co-winner of the B.J. Blanchard Award (along with teammate Santana Moss); the B.J. Blanchard award is an award given annually to a Redskins player which best helps the media do their job

• Started in all 16 regular-season games and two postseason contests
• Totaled 72 tackles, a team-best eight sacks and nine passes defensed
• His eight sacks marked the most by a Redskins player since 2002 (La Var Arrington, 11)
• Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week after he had a career-high four sacks vs. Dallas (12/18)

• Started and played in five games for the Redskins in 2004 after being limited due to groin and wrist injuries
• Inactive Weeks 3-6 and 10-12 and then placed on injured reserve on December 8 for the final four games of the year
• Had six tackles and one sack on the season

• Started in all 16 regular-season games
• Had 64 tackles, 2.5 sacks and five passes defensed
• Registered his first career blocked field goal vs. Oakland (10/5)

• Played with an ankle injury and switched from right end to left end to start 13 games
• Started Week 1 and Weeks 5-6 at right end before injuries led to his move to left end for Weeks 7-16
• Recorded 64 tackles, 5.5 sacks, two passes defensed and one fumble recover

• Started in all 16 regular-season games and one postseason contest
• Compiled his best NFL season, leading the Bears defensive line with nine sacks, also tying his career high in a season
• Ranked second on the team with a career-high 10 passes defensed
• Added a then career-best 72 tackles

• Started the first 14 games before suffering a season-ending high right ankle sprain
• Start vs. New England (12/10) was his last of the season after injuring his right ankle on the third play of the game; was placed on injured reserve on December 13 due to injury
• Missed games at San Francisco (12/17) and at Detroit (12/24)

• Started in all 16 regular-season games and one postseason contest
• Recorded a then career-high nine sacks
• Made his postseason debut in a Wild Card Game vs. Miami (1/9/00), totaling five tackles

• Played in all 16 regular-season games with 15 starts
• Collected 48 tackles, 6.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and one pass breakup

• Played in 13 games with 10 starts
• Had 32 tackles, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery
• Recorded his first multi-sack game (two sacks) of his career at Indianapolis (9/14)

• Participated in 15 regular-season games as a Seahawks rookie (inactive at Jacksonville – 12/15)
• Had 22 tackles and two sacks

• A four-year letterman and three-year starter at Georgia (1992-95), finished his career with 244 tackles, 18 tackles-for-loss and 12 sacks
• Majored in social work
• Started at defensive end as a senior, linebacker as a junior and defensive tackle as a sophomore

• All-State honorable mention at the Seminole County High School in Donalsonville, GA
• Started at quarterback, also played linebacker and kicker, to lead his team to the state playoffs as a senior; also lettered in basketball and baseball
• A competitive power lifter; started competing in power lifting competitions during the 1998 offseason. He placed first at Florida State Championships and the Oregon State Push-Pull Championship during the 1999 offseason. He resumed power lifting during the 2008 offseason as part of the American Powerlift Federation. On March 16 in Willowbrook, IL, he finished first in his weight class with a 633 pound squat, a 600 pound dead lift and 413 pound bench press. His second and final competition of the season was held at the end of June
• He and wife Leslie have four children: daughters Dakiya and Damara and sons Davaris and DaKendrick
• Each offseason, Daniels organizes a deep-sea fishing trip with teammates
• In 2007, he helped distribute school supplies to children in need from five Loudoun County (Virginia) schools as well as took part in the American Red Cross Blood Drive