Mauldin's First INT a Reflection of OLB's Growth

Second-Year Player has Received More Playing Time Over the Past Two Weeks

Jets OLB Lorenzo Mauldin said he “blacked out for a second.”

With the Jets up 28-20 in the fourth quarter, S Calvin Pryor delivered a crushing hit to Browns’ RB Duke Johnson, causing the ball to pop up. The pigskin suspended long enough for Mauldin to locate the ball and secure the diving interception. The 6’4”, 259-pounder’s first career interception set up the decisive points in the Jets’ 31-28 win in Week 8.

“It was a play where I pretty much had to stay inside and I didn’t get to where I was supposed to be because of the center,” Mauldin said. “Throughout the week [OLB] Coach [Mark Collins] was always telling us to…