Lawrence Cager waited a couple of seasons to attain his first NFL landing, however his celebration dance Sunday rapidly made its method across the web into viral standing.
Cager, the transformed tight finish who was signed to the Giants’ follow squad after the Jets launched him in October, was elevated to the energetic roster to play towards the Texans. The undrafted former vast receiver ended up ultimately zone for the primary time in three professional seasons to contribute to a 24-16 victory at MetLife Stadium.
“I actually don’t care or look into the viral exercise, simply because we received one other opponent this week,” Cager advised The Submit with a smile after follow Wednesday because the Giants (7-2) ready for this week’s house sport towards the Lions. “It’s nice within the second, that you simply scored that first [career] landing.
“Clearly, you cherish that one, and I received the soccer. However now it’s time for the following opponent. We received video games to win. We received season objectives that we have to obtain, so it’s onto the following [game].”
Cager performed three collegiate seasons at Miami and one other at Georgia as a large receiver, totaling 78 catches, earlier than making the Jets’ follow squad as an undrafted free agent in 2020. He appeared in solely two video games for them that season (with two receptions) and spent all however one sport on the Browns’ follow squad in 2021 earlier than returning to the Jets in coaching camp this summer season.
The 6-foot-5 Cager was transformed to tight finish and he added about 20 kilos to round 240, even beginning the Jets’ first sport of the season earlier than getting launched on Oct. 15.
Inside days, he landed on the Giants’ follow squad earlier than rookie tight finish Daniel Bellinger’s eye harm created a chance for enjoying time behind at present listed starter Tanner Hudson.
“It simply all goes to preparation and staying the course and placing within the work. Staying prepared. At any time when your quantity is named, you'll want to be prepared,” the 25-year-old Cager stated. “Sadly, [Bellinger] went down with the harm, however my quantity was known as, and if I wasn’t prepared, I wouldn’t have been in a position to have that first landing or be part of that win.
“Simply staying the course, staying prepared, conserving religion and staying on observe helps you try this. It was a very good feeling. It at all times feels good to come back in and assist a successful group win, particularly in entrance of the house followers. So it felt nice.”
Cager’s 9-yard TD reception from Daniel Jones within the first quarter capped the 10-play drive that gave the Giants a 7-0 lead towards the Texans.
“He did his job. … That’s our job as a training workers to get these gamers prepared and to seek out guys which might be on the market, like [GM] Joe [Schoen] and his workers do, and attempt to get them in right here and see in the event that they might help us,” Giants coach Brian Daboll stated after Sunday’s sport.
Cager is also having fun with contributing to the Giants’ turnaround and having the angle of getting performed for each native groups in a season by which they've posted a mixed 13-5 file via 9 video games apiece. Defensive again Jason Pinnock, who registered 1.5 sacks for the Giants on Sunday, additionally was launched by the Jets earlier this 12 months.
“It’s undoubtedly cool,” Cager stated. “After I first got here into the league with the Jets [in 2020], we had been 0-13 earlier than we received our first win in LA towards the Rams. Simply to go from that to now be on a group that's 7-2, and the Jets are 6-3, it’s nice for town of New York and nice to be part of it.”
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