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Jets Coach Revealed What He Told Malachi Corley After Goal-Line Blunder

Corley dropped the football before crossing the goal line on what would have been a 19-yard touchdown run in the first half. | Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images

New York Jets rookie receiver Malachi Corley found his name in the headlines for all the wrong reasons Thursday night in his team's 21–13 win over the Houston Texans at MetLife Stadium.

Corley, a third-round pick by the Jets in 2024, appeared to score the first touchdown of his career on a 19-yard rush in the second quarter. But a replay review revealed that Corley actually dropped the football before crossing the goal line. And since it went out of the back of the end zone, the Texans were awarded the ball at the 20-yard line on a touchback instead of the Jets taking a 7–0 lead.

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