FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead remembers the play with vivid detail. He was in deep-middle coverage, his eyes fixed on New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson. Whitehead had two receivers to his left, Braxton Berrios on a "dig" (an in-breaking route) and Keelan Cole to the outside on a post pattern. This, he figured, was an easy read.
Whitehead jumped the dig, assuming cornerback Pierre Desir was in position to defend the post and knowing his linebackers were obstructing the young passer's vision to Cole.