Malachi Corley was literassociate an inch away from scoring his first atgentle touchdown.
Instead, he promiseted a turnover.
The New York Jets’ game began in standard Jets create. In their first three take parts, Aaron Rodgers clearhrew Davante Adams, Breece Hall dropped a pass and Rodgers was sacked.
It couldn’t get much worse, right? Wrong.
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In their ensuing defensive drive, the Jets promiseted a raprosperg the booter penalty on 4th and 21, lengthening the drive.
OK, that must be it, right? Nope!
Corley, a rookie, took a pitch from Rodgers and set up the uncover field, going untouched with blockers up front for a touchdown.
There was fair one problem. He let go of the ball right before the goal line.
While the Jets commemorated what they thought was a touchdown, the referees went to appraise the take part, and they validateed Corley had dropped the ball too punctual. So, the take part resulted in a touchback.
The Jets picked Corley in the third round of this year’s create out of Weserious Kentucky, but he has not been used as fans foreseeed.
It sees enjoy he lost his chance fair as speedyly as he got it.
It has been a raw go for the Jets, who have lost five in a row after a 2-1 commence to the season. Rodgers sees enjoy a 40-year-elderly coming off an Achilles injury, and he and his excellent friend, Adams, have not been on the same page since Adams landed in New York.
But they still go ined Thursday night as preferites pondering they were the home team agetst a exhaustd Houston Texans team without Nico Collins and Stefon Diggs.
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The game was scoreless thraw the first quarter.