Jets rookie cornerback Brandin Echols made a big play against Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady during the game Sunday and then got his autograph after it.
Echols intercepted Brady just before halftime in Sunday’s 28-24 Jets loss to Tampa Bay. It was a big play as it appeared the Buccaneers might be able to cut into the Jets’ lead before halftime. Echols picked off a pass intended for Mike Evans with 28 seconds left and returned it 30 yards to the Jets’ 48. It was Echols’ second interception in three weeks.
The Jets were able to convert Echols’ takeaway into an Eddy Pineiro 51-yard field goal to take a 17-10 lead into halftime.
The Fox cameras captured Echols seeking Brady out on the field after the game to get the interception ball signed. Brady appeared to graciously agree and give Echols a keepsake.
The play by Echols was one of several big plays by Jets rookies in the loss. Fellow cornerback Michael Carter II had a third-down sack of Brady in the second quarter. Running back Michael Carter had a 55-yard run on the Jets’ first drive before exiting the game with a concussion a short time later.
“Defensively, we held up. Did a lot of great things,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said. “A lot of young guys made a lot of great plays. There were a lot of things that I thought were fantastic from our group against a championship football team.”
The strange season of second-year WR Denzel Mims took another turn Sunday when he did not play a snap. Mims was active but watched from the sideline. This happened even with the Jets missing their top three wide receivers — Elijah Moore, Corey Davis and Jamison Crowder. The Jets had Keelan Cole, Braxton Berrios, Jeff Smith and D.J. Montgomery at receiver ahead of Mims.
After the game, Saleh did not have an explanation.
“I don’t have that answer right now,” Saleh said.
In addition to Carter (concussion), the Jets lost LT George Fant (knee) and TE Dan Brown (hip) during the game. The Jets were down to one healthy tight end with Kenny Yeboah being the only one left after Brown’s injury. … The Jets went 3-6 at MetLife Stadium this season.
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