Five weeks into the NFL season, Braylon Edwards still hasn't been able to celebrate a victory.He struggled in Cleveland as the Browns started 0-4, and on Monday night, in his first game after being traded to the Jets, New York lost a 31-27 heartbreaker to Miami. But, at least in the case of that Jets' defeat, it's hard to pin the blame on Edwards.
The 26-year-old wide receiver had a sensational New York debut, catching five passes for 64 yards and a touchdown, and setting the table for two more Jets scores.
Edwards scored his first touchdown of the season on his first catch as a Jet. On third-and-goal from the Miami 3 with four minutes left in the first quarter, New York quarterback Mark Sanchez dumped one to Edwards in the back of the end zone, and Edwards made a toe-tapping grab to pull the Jets into a 7-7 tie.
He nearly scored again early in the fourth with his team trailing again. Shortly after the Dolphins grabbed a 17-13 advantage, Sanchez pump faked and delivered a strike to Edwards along the left sideline. Edwards went up over a Miami defender, snared the ball, came down inbounds and lunged into the end zone (Video below). An official review, though, overturned the touchdown, instead placing the ball at the Miami 1 -- Jets running back Thomas Jones scored on the next play.
Edwards laid the groundwork for a third New York touchdown just moments later. With Miami once again enjoying a slim lead, Sanchez lofted a deep ball to Edwards, who just missed hauling it in for a TD -- but a pass interference flag against the Dolphins' Will Allen gave New York possession on the Miami 3, and Jones punched it in again from there.
"Everyone saw it -- he's a big-time receiver," Jets coach Rex Ryan said. "That's one thing we did right last week was make that trade for him."
Much to the chagrin of Cleveland fans everywhere, Edwards made multiple acrobatic catches and had no issues with drops as he often did with the Browns. An even better sign for Jets fans was that, just five days after Edwards was acquired in a trade, Sanchez showed no hesitation in looking his way.
Monday night provided a very small sample size, of course, but for at least one night, Edwards looked more like his 2007 Pro Bowl self than the oft-frustrating player that Cleveland was eager to unload.
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One game doesn't make him a star! It's typical of you sportswriters to go game to game. No wonder sports fans have such a short memory! Let's see how he does if the Jets keep losing( wait I know he can become a male model!)
u right one game doesn't make him a star.But when he went to the pro bowl(2007),he became a star then.U got to be a Browns fan.
NFL needs to look into Edwards and his thugs betting on games at casinos then dropping passes on purpose to make bets pay off.
they lost!!!
Well we have Edwards now I think he'll do good here. But Jets need a pass rusher big time now no one as been stepping up. I hear that Carolina might be thinking about trading DE, Julius Peppers he wanted to be traded in the off season and was looking to play into a 3-4 Defense. I wouldn't trade for a 1st Rd for him but a seceond rd, and a another player. Anyone knows what been going on with Washington and Jones Contracts? One of them are not going to be a Jets next season. So it might be a good idea to try to trade one of them before the trade deadline Oct, 20th. Washington have more value. The Jets could get a first rd pick for Washington. So Jets would have 2 frist Rd, picks going into the drafts next year. 1st pick Pass rusher second pick from the 1st Rd, RB,. Second Rd, RG RT Jets needs to keep building the O line. That why running games has not been doing well. Got to have a great offensive of line to have a good offense.