Once the Aaron Rodgers Show was over, it was the Xavier Gipson Show.
The New York Jets‘ undrafted rookie wide receiver finished the team’s preseason finale with team-highs of seven catches and 79 yards – both being the best single-game totals of any Jet this preseason. Four his catches went for first downs, including two third-and-long conversions. Gipson also added a 20-yard punt return.
Going into the game, the Jets’ wide receiver competition had become wide-open due to the retirement of Corey Davis. It became a virtual guarantee that New York would keep at least one of its bubble wide receivers, and the opportunity existed that two of them could be kept.