After landing a real coup this offseason with head coach Jack del Rio, the Paris Musketeers have now followed up. Jaylon Henderson, one of the most promising quarterbacks in Europe, has signed in the French capital.

The Musketeers therefore underlined their ambition to win their first championship in the European League of Football. Expectations are growing, and so is the pressure on Henderson. Nothing new for Playmaker, as he revealed in the ELF interview format One on One. 

Clear mission in Paris

A very special task awaits the 27-year-old in Paris. The team from Paris has been steadily improving since entering the league in 2022. Last season, they narrowly missed out on a place in the Championship Game. Things could be different next season.

Henderson, who has a clear goal, agrees: “For me, the bar is really high. I've never played a season in Europe and not won the championship. So, of course, that's where my ceiling is.”

Along the way, he also wants to make his teammates better and create new relationships. “Bottom line: I have to win the championship there. If I don't, I won't be satisfied.”

Learned to love pressure

Henderson explains: “Pressure necessarily isn't always a bad thing.” He adds: “It's something for me personally that I absolutely love. This is the reason why I play the game. And it's to really just embrace the pressure.”

During the offseason, he reflects on many games and moments. This helps him to learn and deal better with pressure situations: “It helps push me through, because it gives me the reasoning, it gives me the answer on why I play the game. It's for the pressure.”

He demonstrates this impressively on the field. Henderson has been one of the league's absolute superstars since joining the German Football League in 2023. He won two championships in a row with the Potsdam Royals. Last season alone, he threw passes for over 5,000 yards and scored 91 total touchdowns.

Watch the full interview here!

Henderson's key to success

Again, his key to success lies in the offseason. “I'm very intentional with my preparation. Preparing myself to last an entire season, preparing my body to be able to take hits throughout the entire season, but also mentally preparing.”

The preparation can be very diverse: “Whether that's changing my sleep schedules, putting the phone down a little bit earlier, doing what I have to do from a complete aspect to make sure that I'm fully prepared for any situation that comes around.”

He sees another reason for his constant success in the team: “When you have guys on a team that are all bought in to one bigger goal, that makes it easier for me because I can count on those guys whenever I'm in the game.” The US import emphasizes that the staff also play a fundamental role for him: “They fuel me and help me to be better in my everyday job.”

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