CLEVELAND — Garrett Wilson was on the sideline hoping for one more likelihood.
The Jets rookie large receiver had performed a powerful sport, scoring his first landing and making a number of different key performs in opposition to the Browns on Sunday. However on third-and-4 with 7:54 left within the sport and the Jets down by a landing, Wilson dropped a move from Joe Flacco that may have been a primary down.
The Jets then went three-and-out on their subsequent sequence and Wilson watched the Browns go up 30-17 with 1:55 left. A Corey Davis 66-yard landing arrange an onside kick, which the Jets recovered, and nobody was happier than Wilson.
“I went completely loopy on the sideline,” Wilson mentioned. “I didn’t need my drop to be the rationale we misplaced the sport.”
As a substitute, Wilson caught the game-winning landing move, a 15-yarder from Flacco with 22 seconds to play. Wilson went from potential goat to hero that rapidly.
“He’s bought grit,” Jets coach Robert Saleh mentioned. “He's a dynamic soccer participant. Everyone knows that. He's nonetheless looking for his footing. The sky is the restrict. I assumed he did a very nice job at this time. Clearly, he has a pair issues that he wants to wash up, particularly there within the fourth quarter, however once more he confirmed resolve. He bought that massive landing on the finish. He’s going to be a stud for a very long time.”
Wilson completed with eight catches for 102 yards and two touchdowns. He scored the Jets’ first landing and final landing within the 31-30 win. He confirmed how dynamic he could be as a route runner and his skill to go up and get the ball.
The No. 10-overall decide had a significant influence on his second skilled sport, a possible signal of issues to come back.
“Garrett’s a playmaker,” veteran linebacker C.J. Mosley mentioned. “When the ball’s in his arms you don’t know what’s going to occur. He’s going to make his strikes. He’s going to do one thing. It was enjoyable to see. He’s been grinding in observe. He’s been grinding all camp, all offseason. It was cool to see these performs repay for him.”
Wilson’s function within the first sport of the season was small and the Jets coaches admitted he ought to have performed extra. He had simply six snaps within the first half in opposition to the Ravens. This week, he was an enormous a part of the sport plan.
“I simply needed to take my mindset in observe they usually know the way I am going about preparation,” Wilson mentioned. “All through the week, it sort of simply occurred. You get a bit bit extra balls, you sort of begin to notice. No, they by no means got here as much as me. They didn't have to. I’m a workforce participant, I wish to win, and I belief my coaches to do no matter it takes to get to that time.”
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