Regina Jackson, the mom and enterprise supervisor of Washington Commanders’ star quarterback Jayden Daniels, is setting the document straight about their dynamic.
Throughout a Mom’s Day episode of “The Pivot” podcast on Sunday, the mom of the 24-year-old NFL participant addressed the general public scrutiny about her being his enterprise supervisor and rumors round how a lot she controls his private life.
She made it very clear that she doesn’t management his private life and she or he actually desires her son to this point.
“I’m placing it on document. My son can date, he can dwell freely, make his personal choices,” she pressured. “Nevertheless, with the connection we have now, he does worth my opinion as a result of when my youngsters have been little, I did loads for them and my youngsters noticed that.”
She famous that the “complete ‘ladies’ remark” stemmed from an interview she did two years in the past whereas her son was nonetheless a pupil at LSU. On the time, she was requested, “What’s your greatest concern?” and she or he stated, “them ladies.” The sports activities supervisor added that it must be “each dad or mum’s concern,” whether or not their baby is a person or a lady.
“Since you’re a public determine and your greenback quantity is related together with your title. So that you by no means know who’s actually there for you and who’s actually in opposition to you,” she expressed.
Jackson defined that relating to enterprise particularly, Daniels “doesn’t know what he doesn’t know, and he is aware of soccer.” In the meantime, with twin levels in hospital administration and entrepreneurial enterprise, Jackson stated she’s “educated and certified.”
“He doesn’t know the enterprise world,” she stated. “He doesn’t know the predators or the vultures that could possibly be on the market. So he feels very snug in figuring out that not solely am I educated and certified to do it, I’m additionally his mother.”
Jackson famous that her evolving enterprise relationship together with her son could “look totally different” than what others have turn out to be accustomed to concerning parent-manager dynamics.
“The factor is, I believe we’re altering the narrative that has been on the market,” she continued. “So, it appears to be like a bit of totally different than what individuals are used to, ’trigger not solely am I educated on that aspect, I’m additionally an authorized agent, however I’m additionally his enterprise supervisor.”
The interview arrives after Jackson has been more and more noticed off the soccer subject with Daniels, together with seated courtside smack dab in the midst of him and basketball star JuJu Watkins, and on the dance flooring at a pal’s wedding ceremony.
After garnering a number of headlines and fueling on-line discourse for months, Jackson stated she was showing on “The Pivot” to let the world “truly get to know” who she is. Regardless of how devoted she is to managing her son’s soccer profession, she stated she doesn’t need to be referred to as simply Jayden’s mother.
“I had Jayden. Jayden didn’t have me,” stated Jackson.
