Jets coach reveals blunt message to rookie receiver after massive touchdown blunder in win over Houston

The New York Jets experienced 2 jaw-dropping touchdowns successful Thursday night’s triumph implicit the Houston Texans, but 1 of those scores was called backmost acknowledgment to a monolithic blunder by rookie wide receiver Malachi Corley. 

Corley, who was drafted by the Jets successful the 3rd circular of the 2024 NFL Draft, scored his archetypal nonrecreational touchdown successful the archetypal fractional of Thursday’s scoreless contest, but officials yet overturned the telephone connected the tract aft replays showed that Corley fto spell of the shot earlier crossing the extremity line. 

New York Jets wide receiver Malachi Corley, #14, drops the shot earlier scoring a touchdown during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Houston Texans connected Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024 successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II))

The aboriginal solemnisation mishap resulted successful a touchback and a turnover due to the fact that the shot had rolled retired of the broadside of the extremity zone. 

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The monolithic blunder was different deflating infinitesimal for the Jets organization, which had already undergone monolithic changes and was hoping to debar a six-game slide. 

"Definitely frustrating, to beryllium honest, and aggravated astatine the aforesaid time," interim caput manager Jeff Ulbrich said of his mindset aft the play. 

"But what an astonishing accidental for this kid to turn and larn from. I committedness you, 10 years from now, erstwhile he’s inactive playing successful this league, that volition ne'er hap again." 

New York Jets interim caput manager Jeff Ulbrich coaches against the Houston Texans during the 4th fourth astatine MetLife Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

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In a astonishing crook of events, the Jets' discourtesy had a monolithic turnaround successful the 2nd fractional to interruption their atrocious streak with a 21-13 victory over Houston.

However, Ulbrich does not person plans of letting Corley’s mistake conscionable slide.

When asked astir his connection to the young receiver during his postgame presser, Ulbrich was blunt. 

"First of all, you can’t bash that, and 2nd of all, you beryllium america one." 

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Thankfully for the Jets, the mistake was overshadowed by Garrett Wilson’s unthinkable 26-yard go-ahead touchdown drawback aboriginal successful the 4th fourth that invoked comparisons to Odell Beckham Jr.’s iconic one-handed drawback successful 2014. 

New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson, #5, catches a touchdown walk portion being defended by Houston Texans cornerback Kamari Lassiter, #4, during the 2nd fractional astatine MetLife Stadium. (Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images)

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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