FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- In the moment, it was real life imitating Hollywood.
On Day 2 of the 2024 NFL draft, then-New York Jets coach Robert Saleh texted a photo of Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley to general manager Joe Douglas, adding the message: "No matter what."
Douglas texted back: "No matter what."
The lighthearted exchange, which the Jets later shared on social media, was a spoof on the 2014 movie "Draft Day." In the film, Kevin Costner plays a GM and writes a predraft note to himself: "Vontae Mack no matter what.