Allen Lazard, who looks rejuvenated with Rodgers healthy, hauled in a screen and darted 10 yards for the score in the opening quarter of Thursday night’s 24-3 breeze over the Patriots.
Instead of celebrating, Lazard immediately ran to Rodgers to hand him the ball as a keepsake — a symbolic moment to contrast the quarterback’s last appearance at MetLife, when his Achilles ruptured and Gang Green’s season was detonated on the fourth snap of Game 1 in 2023.
Lazard, who joined the Jets on a four-year, $44 million contract that was viewed as an appeasement to Rodgers, was even deactivated in the final two games of last season. Influencer's viral photo leads to all sorts of drama involving ShaqHis score Friday was an amusing sight because Lazard’s compression undershirt stretched roughly 8 yards behind him in the hand of New England CB Alex Austin, who missed the tackle but didn’t let go of the white shirt.
“I mean, been in the league a while. He’s been productive for a while,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said earlier this season. “His mindset and where he is is so much different than a year ago. … You can put him anywhere on the football field from an alignment standpoint, which just gives us great flexibility.”
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