FLORHAM PARK, N.J.— Sam Darnold took the snap at the Texans’ 46-yard line and couldn’t find an open receiver. Sensing the pass rush was bearing down on him, the Jets’ rookie quarterback scrambled to his right to buy some time.
Meanwhile, rookie tight end Chris Herndon saw that Darnold was in trouble and quickly reacted to the situation by cutting off his route, which had taken him toward the right sideline.
“In that type of situation, you try to find a good spot and let Sam do the rest,” Herndon said. “I was heading toward the sidelines and if he were to throw it, I would have gone out of bounds after catching it.