Jets' Malachi Corley Trolled By NFL Fans After Dropping Ball for Touchback vs. Texans

Jets’ Malachi Corley Trolled By NFL Fans After Dropping Ball for Touchback vs. Texans

Posted by Admin November 1, 2024 NFL

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Malachi Corley made one of the worst mistakes a player can make in the New York Jets matchup with the Houston Texans on Thursday.

The receiver took a pitch from Aaron Rodgers through the Texans defense and appeared to have an easy touchdown, but celebrated prematurely and dropped the ball before he was in the endzone. Subsequently, New York’s first touchdown of the game was called back and Houston got the ball.

After the error, fans trolled Corley on social media.

Fayzey @illfayze

Somewhere in the world, there’s a Malachi Corley First TD bettor that dropped to their knees 💀😭

Skip Bayless @RealSkipBayless

Unbelievable: Jets rookie receiver Corley (3rd-rounder) too-cooled it and dropped the ball just before he crossed the goal line. A Halloween Nightmare for the Jets: BOO!

Dylan Holt @DylanHolt_

“All you have to do is hold on to the football until you are in the endzone”
Malachi Corley:
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Fantasy Jeff @FantasyJeff

If I was a coach in the NFL, and a dude dropped a ball to celebrate or fumbled on the way to end zone when he slowed up.. I’d probably kick him off the team immediately. Malachi Corley welcome to the unemployment line

JaguarGator9 @JaguarGator9NFL

If you want to establish a culture, you cut Malachi Corley or suspend him indefinitely

Corley, a third-round pick in the 2024 NFL draft out of Western Kentucky, hasn’t seen much action so far this season. Coming into Thursday’s game, he had just one reception for four yards and no other touches.

On his second career touch, he made a drastic mistake that cost him his first touchdown. Considering the Jets hadn’t used him much in the offense before, his chances of getting more playing time likely decreased after the fumble.

In some ways, the play was a perfect example of how the Jets season has gone so far. They had plenty of hype coming into the year, but are off to a rough 2-6 start and have dropped five consecutive games.

Corley had a chance to give New York an early lead, but instead left the Jets with nothing to show for. The next time Corley finds himself headed toward the end zone—if there is a next time—he’ll likely wait to celebrate until after he’s confirmed he has a touchdown.