Northwestern’s former No. 18 took the field for the first time in an NFL uniform Thursday, night and was called into duty in the fourth quarter with the Eagles trailing the Titans by two scores.
Here’s a summary of how his NFL debut went down and how it will be remembered:
- Things started off great!
2. But things quickly turned bad. He missed a wide open receiver on a one-yard flat on his first career NFL throw.
3. And then things got even worse.
we regret to inform you that clayton thorson has thrown an interception on the third pass of his NFL career
— Inside NU (@insidenu) August 9, 2019
What’s worse: the decision to throw this pass to a dude completely blanketed by three defenders, or that the the throw was so bad that a fourth defender picked it off
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) August 9, 2019
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