It was near the end of the first quarter on Friday night when Giants quarterback Eli Manning saw wide receiver Cody Latimer race past Jets cornerback Morris Claiborne. Manning launched a 54-yard completion to Latimer, and the Giants were in business at the Jets’ 6-yard-line.
Then, Avery Williamson stepped in.
The Jets’ new inside linebacker made his presence felt with a strip of running back Jonathan Stewart. Leonard Williams recovered the fumble, and the scoring threat was ended.
“It’s just second-nature man,” Williamson said after the game. “You feel that ball, you go for it. The goal is to not just get tackles, you’ve got to make the big play.