The New York Jets’ substandard cornerback unit stabilized midseason with the insertion of rookie Blessuan Austin and NFL afterthought Arthur Maulet. After blowout games featuring overpaid Trumaine Johnson and Darryl Roberts, few green-and-white fans expected such positive results!
Last January, former general manager Mike Maccagnan — in one of his final front office decisions — signed the 2017 UDFA straight outta Memphis University via Copiah-Lincoln Community College. The 25-year-old who served time with the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts, inked with Gang Green to a Futures/Reserve contract, with nothing guaranteed.
Maulet overcame eight other cornerbacks in training camp, and made the Jets roster, mostly for his special teams’ abilities.