The New York Jets are cutting wide receiver Xavier Gipson after his costly fumble on a kickoff return in their season-opening loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, head coach Aaron Glenn confirmed Wednesday.
Gipson was returning a kickoff in place of the injured Kene Nwangwu on Sunday when he made the momentum-changing mistake in New York's 34-32 loss.
After the Steelers scored to make it a two-point game early in the fourth quarter, Gipson fumbled on the ensuing kickoff, Pittsburgh recovered and the Steelers took the lead two plays later on Aaron Rodgers' second TD throw in a 50-second span.