A yr after being drafted by the Jets, Malachi Corley is now on the lookout for a brand new workforce.
Dubbed the YAC king at Western Kentucky due to his skill to generate yards after the catch, Corley, 23, didn’t make an impression with the Jets. His most well-known play got here final Halloween evening towards the Texans.
On his first NFL carry, Corley crossed the goalline for a landing. Nonetheless, he prematurely launched the ball earlier than crossing the airplane of the tip zone and the officers referred to as the play a touchback as an alternative after the ball rolled out of bounds.
The Jets nonetheless defeated the Texans, however Corley’s profession by no means recovered. He performed simply 9 video games for the Jets, recording three catches for 16 yards. Corley was a wholesome scratch in 5 video games as a result of he lacked expertise on particular groups.
Each Douglas and Saleh had been fired amidst the Jets’ 5-12 document final yr.
With a brand new teaching workers in place underneath Aaron Glenn and a brand new normal supervisor in Darren Mougey, there was optimism that Corley may revive his profession. However an undisclosed damage through the spring left him behind making an attempt to study offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand’s new offense. Corley’s maturity was additionally some extent of concern amongst some folks inside the Jets group.
Throughout the preseason, Corley didn’t obtain quite a lot of enjoying time and was buried on the Jets’ depth chart. He principally labored with the third-team offense and on particular groups all through coaching camp. He recorded only one catch in three preseason video games.
