Three performs into the sport, Quinnen Williams introduced his presence after practically a two-game absence.
The Jets’ 25-year-old defensive deal with, who missed the final sport with a calf damage suffered two video games in the past at Buffalo, blew previous Jaguars guard Eric Smith, sacked Trevor Lawrence, forcing a fumble that Carl Lawson recovered on the Jacksonville 16-yard line.
It was Williams’ career-high twelfth sack of the season and second compelled fumble. It, too, was the primary turnover compelled by the Jets in 4 video games.
Williams, who was voted into his first Professional Bowl on Wednesday, gave the Jets a dream begin.
But, it wasn’t sufficient on a dreary night time by which the Jets have been crushed in each part by the Jaguars, 19-3 winners at moist and windy MetLife Stadium.
Becoming to the theme of the night time by which their offense was positively anemic, the Jets would flip that Williams turnover right into a 37-yard Greg Zuerlein subject aim and a 3-0 lead after going three-and-out and dropping 3 yards within the course of.
The Jets had been ready for Williams’ return, and he didn’t disappoint.
“Quinnen’s one of many high 5 gamers in all of soccer on protection,’’ Jets head coach Robert Saleh stated after the sport. “Everytime you get an opportunity to get a man like that again on protection, he’s going to have an effect on the sport.’’
Williams completed the sport with the sack and compelled fumble and a batted cross that almost turned an interception.
“It was nice to have him again,’’ Jets defensive deal with Sheldon Rankins stated. “Clearly, you see the sort of affect participant he's to begin of the sport like that. As a protection, we bought to have the ability to create extra of these.’’
They didn’t.
“Quinnen’s an exceptional participant — a Professional Bowl, All-Professional participant,’’ Jets cornerback D.J. Reed stated. “He simply makes performs like that day-after-day. He undoubtedly gave the offense a layup to transform with factors with the sector place. That was an important play from him. He creates lots of havoc and wrecks lots of video games.’’
It appeared that Williams’ play might have set a tone for the sport for the Jets, but it surely didn’t.
As for what Williams considered his return, that is still unknown. He used a swift transfer just like the one he made on Smith, the Jaguars guard, on the sack, whisking out of the locker room as he blew off an interview request by The Publish.
No matter his questionable locker-room etiquette, Williams has wowed his teammates along with his progress this season.
On Tuesday, whereas speaking about Williams’ affect on the group, linebacker C.J. Mosley known as him, “one of many leaders on this group, quickly to be captain — I already know.’’
In 13 video games this season, Williams, who was the third general decide within the 2019 draft, has one fewer sacks than the 13 he recorded in 28 video games the previous two seasons, which have been thought-about fairly productive.
Mosley stated he’s been shocked as a lot by Williams’ play on the sector as he has his management off of it.
“The expansion he’s had, off the sector he’s been nice,’’ Mosley stated. “Simply listening to his voice a lot this yr, that’s meant quite a bit — not just for our group and our protection, however for him as nicely believing in himself, believing that he has the appropriate angle and the appropriate mindset to drive our protection.’’
The Professional Bowl invite got here as no shock. And neither ought to that impending captaincy to which Mosley referred.
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