This isn't how it's supposed to work.
Jets expected to cut recent 3rd-round pick in brutal mistake of a draft choice originally appeared on The Sporting News
NFL teams hope for success from their third-round picks.
They certainly don't want to have to cut them after just a single season.
But the New York Jets are staring down that scenario heading into the NFL's cutdown day Tuesday, in which initial 53-man rosters have to be finalized.
The player in question is wide receiver Malachi Corley.
ESPN's Rich Cimini broke down some of the Jets' cut decisions in a post on X on Sunday morning, and this is what he had to say about Corley:
"I don't think there's a scenario where he makes it."
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A new coaching staff in New York is certainly not something working in Corley's favor. Aaron Glenn and company weren't a part of the process that landed Corley in the first place.
The Jets took him No. 65 overall out of Western Kentucky, right at the start of the 2024 third round.
He was supposed to be an explosive, speedy wideout who could make plays, including potentially in the return game.
Instead, he had an early-season fumble gaffe as a rookie and never really recovered.
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Corley ended up appearing in nine games and made just three catches for 16 yards while rushing twice for 26 yards.
The Jets have had a couple young wideouts play their name into roster contention this summer, helping to make Corley expendable.
It's likely that if he's cut, another team will give him a chance, given his solid pedigree.
But this ends up being a tough miss by the Jets, the kind a team trying to build itself back up can't necessarily afford.
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