T.J. Yates might be a mystery to most of the Jets on Sunday, but at least one of them is very familiar with the Texans’ fill-in at quarterback.
Linebacker Quinton Coples played alongside Yates for three seasons at North Carolina, and Coples is here to warn everyone his former college teammate won’t be an easy mark for the Jets this weekend when they visit Houston.
Yates — who, incredibly, remains the only Tar Heels quarterback ever to take a snap in the NFL — showed that last Monday night by taking over in relief of a concussed Brian Hoyer and throwing a 22-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins for what proved to be the winning points in a 10-6 road upset of the previously unbeaten Bengals.