Jets player lets go of ball inches before scoring touchdown, resulting in mind-boggling turnover

Malachi Corley was virtually an inch distant from scoring his archetypal vocation touchdown.

Instead, helium committed a turnover.

The New York Jets' crippled began successful emblematic Jets fashion. In their archetypal 3 plays, Aaron Rodgers overthrew Davante Adams, Breece Hall dropped a walk and Rodgers was sacked.

It couldn't get overmuch worse, right? Wrong. 

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New York Jets wide receiver Malachi Corley prepares for a crippled Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, successful East Rutherford, N.J. (Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

In their ensuing antiaircraft drive, the Jets committed a roughing the kicker punishment connected 4th and 21, extending the drive.

OK, that indispensable beryllium it, right? Nope!

Corley, a rookie, took a transportation from Rodgers and recovered the unfastened field, going untouched with blockers up beforehand for a touchdown.

There was conscionable 1 problem. He fto spell of the shot close earlier the extremity line.

While the Jets celebrated what they thought was a touchdown, the referees went to reappraisal the play, and they confirmed Corley had dropped the shot excessively early. So, the play resulted successful a touchback.

The Jets selected Corley successful the 3rd circular of this year's draught retired of Western Kentucky, but helium has not been utilized arsenic fans expected.

Malachi Corley of the New York Jets walks disconnected of the tract during a crippled against the Tennessee Titans astatine Nissan Stadium Sept. 15, 2024, successful Nashville. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

It looks similar helium mislaid his accidental conscionable arsenic rapidly arsenic helium got it.

It has been a unsmooth spell for the Jets, who person mislaid 5 successful a enactment aft a 2-1 commencement to the season. Rodgers looks similar a 40-year-old coming disconnected an Achilles injury, and helium and his bully friend, Adams, person not been connected the aforesaid leafage since Adams landed successful New York.

But they inactive entered Thursday nighttime arsenic favorites considering they were the location squad against a depleted Houston Texans squad without Nico Collins and Stefon Diggs.

Malachi Corley of the New York Jets warms up against the New York Giants earlier a crippled astatine MetLife Stadium Aug. 24, 2024, successful East Rutherford, N.J. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)

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The crippled was scoreless done the archetypal quarter.