NEW YORK — 5 days after making maybe the catch of the yr within the NFL, New York Jets large receiver Garrett Wilson put his well-known fingers to make use of in one other capability.
Wilson and teammate Solomon Thomas spent a part of Tuesday — an off day for gamers — serving meals on the Meals Financial institution for the New York Metropolis Neighborhood Kitchen and Pantry in Harlem. It was an early Thanksgiving dinner for residents and households dealing with meals insecurity, one in all whom — an aged gentleman sporting a New York Yankees cap — mentioned: “I used to play large receiver and that was an superior catch.”
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Wilson estimated that he has acquired about 500 congratulatory texts since his one-handed, acrobatic catch for a 26-yard landing within the fourth quarter, which propelled the Jets to a 21-13 win over the Houston Texans final Thursday evening. He tried to downplay the catch, saying he would not wish to be put “on a pedestal.”
Garrett Wilson’s CATCH OF THE YEAR from the sphere 👀 pic.twitter.com/lvVYZhyJHY
— NFL (@NFL) November 1, 2024
“The telephone’s been blowing up, but it surely’s the identical, man,” he mentioned. “You play soccer, you occurred to be on a Thursday evening and it was a cool play, however I strive to not get too caught up in it. We’ve got to maneuver on to the following week and that is actually all it’s. Whether or not I had performed unhealthy or performed good on Thursday, I might really feel how I really feel and I might be right here right now. It is simply the way it all shakes down.”
Fellow receiver Davante Adams, in his weekly spot Tuesday on the “Up And Adams Present,” referred to as it “a top-5 catch — ever.” The Jets (3-6), who face the Arizona Cardinals (5-4) on Sunday, hope it may be a turning level of their season.
Wilson mentioned the response amongst followers has been “simply superior to see.”
“It is like they assist me, they’re watching and so they’re noticing various things and it is cool. However generally it’s a must to set the telephone down,” Wilson mentioned. “I attempt to get again to as many individuals as I can, those I acknowledge, but it surely will get to be so much.
“On the finish of the day, it is the sport I really like. It is simply soccer. It is only a sport and I am blessed to have individuals watch, however I do not ever need them considering that I am on a pedestal or something like that.”
Wilson and Thomas, the Jets’ Walter Payton Man of the 12 months nominee final season, donned aprons over their Jets jerseys and served meals to about 50 individuals on the group pantry.
5 days after his catch, Garrett Wilson hung out right now at @FoodBank4NYC in Harlem. Joined by teammate Solomon Thomas, they served meals to residents dealing with meals insecurity. Wilson estimated that he has acquired 500 congratulatory texts because the sport. #Jets pic.twitter.com/sFi9IaDU0I
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Some residents acknowledged them immediately, particularly Wilson. Some weren’t shy about providing opinions on quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the state of the offense. The gamers loved the pleasant banter.
It was a profitable day for everybody.
In actual fact, the Jets donated $10,000 to the Meals Financial institution for New York Metropolis.
“I really feel like we have an important fan base with the Jets and it is actually this complete metropolis that will get behind the Jets regardless of all of the heartache they have been by,” Wilson mentioned. “They at all times come out and assist guys like me. So, for me, it is about doing issues that remind your self what you do it for, why you play, and what makes it potential to play the sport I really like. It is superior to have this platform to have the ability to give again to the group.”
