Malachi Corley offers fool-proof plan to make up for his Jets goal-line blunder

Malachi Corley has a scheme of what he will do pinch nan shot erstwhile he reaches nan extremity area again.

“I’m going to astir apt clasp onto nan shot each nan measurement to nan sideline and springiness it to coach [Ulbrich] and fto him cognize that I owed him that one,” nan Jets rookie receiver said Wednesday.

Corley was connected his measurement to his first profession touchdown past Thursday against nan Texans erstwhile he dropped nan shot successful ceremony excessively soon.

Jets wide receiver Malachi Corley speaks to nan media aft believe successful Florham Park connected Nov. 6. Bill Kostroun/New York Post

Corley had not yet crossed nan extremity statement erstwhile he dropped nan shot and it rolled done nan extremity zone retired of bounds, giving nan shot to nan Texans. The play instantly was added to nan blooper reel of embarrassing Jets moments, but Corley said he is not embarrassed.

“It’s not a defining infinitesimal for me,” Corley said. “Imagine if I collapsed 3 tackles, juked a feline and past I dropped nan shot 1 gait from nan extremity zone. Still, you did that aforesaid play but holding nan shot for 1 much gait is not a coaching constituent for anything. If they springiness maine nan shot again, I’ll do nan aforesaid point complete and over.”

Corley whitethorn get different chance quickly.

The Jets traded Mike Williams to nan Steelers connected Tuesday, which creates a way for Corley to play more.

“I thought he responded well,” interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said of Corley’s mishap. “He went retired location and he played a physical, convulsive marque of football. We’re going to count connected him that measurement particularly pinch [Allen] Lazard [being injured] and Mike being gone now. He’ll presume much reps and he’ll beryllium portion of that receiving corps that is successful location to artifact astatine times.”

Jets wide receiver Malachi Corley (14) runs for a touchdown but he fumbled nan shot earlier crossing nan extremity statement during nan 2nd 4th of nan Jets and Houston Texans game. Bill Kostroun/New York Post

The Jets are banged up astatine guard. Starters Alijah Vera-Tucker (ankle) and John Simpson (groin) did not believe connected Wednesday. Neither did backup Jake Hanson (hamstring). The Jets could person to commencement Max Mitchell and rookie Olu Fashanu Sunday against nan Cardinals. Fashanu played defender for nan first clip successful his life past Thursday against nan Texans.

The different players who did not believe were: RT Morgan Moses (knee), LT Tyron Smith (rest day), DT Solomon Thomas (knee), LB C.J. Mosley (neck) and CB Michael Carter (back). LB Chazz Surratt (heel) and S Ashtyn Davis (concussion) were limited.

QB Aaron Rodgers (knee, hamstring) and S Tony Adams (hamstring) were afloat participants.

Jets WR Garrett Wilson was named AFC Offensive Player of nan Week aft he had 9 receptions for 90 yards and 2 one-handed touchdowns against nan Texans.