Aaron Rodgers wasn’t the only one excited about selecting Malachi Coley in the third round of the NFL Draft.
In newly released footage, the atmosphere at the 1 Jets drive appeared to be high. The footage shows team owner Woody Johnson, general manager Joe Douglas, head coach Robert Saleh and numerous other members of the Jets staff speaking on the phone after selecting Coley with the 65th overall pick. was reflected. Friday night.
“We’ve been sweating over you for the last two hours,” Johnson told Corey during the phone call. “We wanted to deal with people and everything and we didn’t get you. We’re so happy. We saw your tape. We love you. Tomorrow. I can’t wait to meet you.”
The Jets ended up dealing a third-round pick and a fifth-round pick to move forward in the third round to acquire Corey.
“Dude, I’m super excited,” Douglas said in a conversation with Corey. “I can’t wait to see you guys hunt DBs with the ball in your hands, oh my god. You represent everything we are. Toughness, violence, anger. How excited I am. I can’t express it in words.”
“We have a great vision for how you guys will be used here. Words can’t express how excited we are,” Saleh said of a brief conversation with Khoury. I spoke inside.
Corey set Western Kentucky school records with 259 receptions, 2,943 yards, and 29 touchdowns.
The receiver has been nicknamed “YAC KING” and has been compared to 49ers star Deebo Samuel.
Rodgers, the Jets’ future Hall of Fame quarterback, expressed his excitement for Corey’s addition through an X post and a text message to Jets executives after the pick.
The Jets have five picks in the remaining rounds of the draft, which is scheduled to be held Saturday.
