Western Kentucky WR Malachi Corley has been targeted by the New York Jets for weeks. On Friday at the NFL Draft, the Jets officially added the pass-catching playmaker to their Aaron Rodgers-led offense.
The Jets traded up seven spots in Round 3 to secure Western Kentucky receiver, providing their future Hall-of-Fame quarterback with a weapon known for his yards-after-catch ability.
"We're juiced, man. Malachi is a guy, you watch his tape and it's hard not to get excited," said general manager Joe Douglas on Friday night in Florham Park."Just an explosive dynamic player with the balls in his hands. Just a guy that we feel can be a real weapon." "He's an angry runner," said Jets' fourth-year head coach Robert Saleh."We love his mindset. We love his style of play. He's gonna bring an added element, that we don't have, to our team."
"Ultimately, a guy that we felt would be a good fit for our style of football," said Douglas."He plays with violence and anger.
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