The New York Jets secondary’s awful weekend just went from bad to worse with some news no player wants to get on a mini-bye
The ultimate insult to injury…
The New York Jets were already having a rough weekend. The Jets played early this week as a Thursday Night Football participant in Week 11, going down 27-14 to the New England Patriots in a loss that ended a two-game win-streak. For the defensive backs in New York, it was a double whammy — as the Patriots posted a higher team passing total against New York on Thursday than any other team has thus far this season.
But for two members of the unit, things went from bad to worse after the NFL’s Gameday Accountability released their fines from Week 10. Defensive backs in New York double dipped with appearances for issues stemming from New York’s 27-20 win over Cleveland the week prior.
Brandon Stephens, Malachi Moore tagged for player fines stemming from Week 10 win over Cleveland
Jets cornerback Brandon Stephens was fined a hefty $22,388 for an unnecessary roughness infraction for use of the helmet early in the game against the Browns. Less than a minute of game clock later, Stephens’ teammate, Malachi Moore, was hit for his own infraction for use of helmet. Moore, a rookie out of Alabama, was fined $5,914.
Neither infraction was flagged on the play, with Stephens’ tackle coming on a five-yard completion to Jerry Jeudy and Moore’s punishable offense came during a tackle on a 16-yard run by Malachi Corley. The Browns would go on to score on the drive, but the Jets would go on to win the game. With how New York’s season has gone, this is the ultimate insult to injury. No penalties, securing a win, only for a quick turnaround, a season-worst performance defending the pass and now wallets becoming lighter on a mini-bye.
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