Nobody besides the most ardent of Jets supporters could tell you who Brandin Echols was before this week. But after picking off Tom Brady on Sunday and having the GOAT sign the intercepted ball at midfield, the rookie sixth-round pick made plenty of headlines. (Imagine how much more we’d be talking about him if not for Antonio Brown’s antics in that same game.)
Brady himself drew more attention to the autograph request when he discussed it on his Let’s Go! podcast. Brady said Echols was a “nice guy” and found it “kind of flattering” to sign the ball but doesn’t plan on doing it again.