New York Jets star 'risks wrath of Michael Jordan' and sent Adidas warning

Garrett Wilson made 1 of the champion touchdown catches successful NFL past arsenic the New York Jets secured a 21-14 triumph implicit the Houston Texans, but his solemnisation could onshore him successful trouble

Davante Adams couldn't assistance but tease his New York Jets teammate Garrett Wilson aft his sensational touchdown, suggesting helium mightiness incur Michael Jordan's wrath for the drawback that mirrored the hoops legend's iconic marque logo.

The Jets wide receiver made an NFL history-worthy touchdown drawback against the Houston Texans connected Thursday, contributing to their 21-13 triumph and breaking a four-game losing streak. In the 4th quarter, Wilson soared for a one-handed drawback from a 26-yard walk by backmost Aaron Rodgers, reminiscent of Jordan's celebrated silhouette.

After the match, Adams joked with reporters astir Wilson's Adidas endorsement perchance being astatine hazard owed to the similarity to the Jumpman logo. "I don't know, I told him helium mightiness get kicked from Adidas aft that one," Adams said with a laugh.

"That 1 looked similar helium headed implicit to Jumpman with me, truthful we gonna see. I'm gonna speech to immoderate radical astir that one, but I ain't gonna accidental they gonna regenerate the logo ... Mike [Michael Jordan] mightiness not similar maine saying that, but that was a hard catch."

Adams wasn't unsocial successful drafting parallels to the Chicago Bulls icon; Jets antiaircraft tackle Javon Kinlaw besides exclaimed the drawback was "unbelievable," commenting: "He looked similar helium was Jordan."

The drawback was initially ruled retired of bounds and astir erased from history. However, aft a reappraisal by officials, the determination was overturned.

This touchdown enactment the Jets up 14-10 and ignited the spark they needed to extremity their losing streak. Wilson shared his thoughts during the catch. He besides expressed his astonishment the telephone was reversed.

He said: "Honestly, I'm not reasoning astir much. How tin I marque a play? Give myself a accidental to marque a play. Aaron believed successful me. Once the ball's going up you got nary different prime but to spell and effort and bash what you tin do."

"I'm gladsome they switched the call. I wasn't truthful definite they would, and it was a chill play. We needed it.

"At the extremity of the day, I pridefulness myself connected coming done erstwhile we request it. I wasn't that confident, honestly. I wasn't that confident," helium continued. "I don't truly cognize precisely what goes into it, but they said I had the shin down. We'll instrumentality it."