How Jordan Davis gave Jalen Carter a Georgia flashback vs. Bills originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Jalen Carter had seen it before.
While a lot of the football world marveled at Jordan Davis’s ability to chase down a sprinting Josh Allen on Sunday at the Linc in the Eagles 37-34 overtime win, Carter wasn’t shocked.
These two guys were teammates at Georgia and now they’re teammates in the NFL. Carter knows how fast Davis is and, heck, he’s seen him do it before.
“Oh yeah, it felt like old times, man,” Carter said on Thursday. “Especially when I seen him running down Josh Allen, man, get him out of bounds. I was like, ‘I remember that UAB play in college.’ He ran down their QB. It just brings back memories.”
That play against UAB became pretty well-known during the pre-draft process that year when Davis chased down quarterback Tyler Johnston III, who weighed well over 100 pounds less than him.
How many times has Carter seen Davis chase down a quarterback like that?
“Ooh, I can’t remember,” Carter said. “I can’t count on my fingers but I know he did it before so that’s all that matters.”
What made Sunday’s play against Josh Allen so impressive was that the 336-pound Davis reached nearly 17 mph and did it in overtime on his 62nd and final play. That’s by far the most snaps he’s played in any game during his NFL career.
“At the time, I didn’t know (how fast I was going),” Davis said. “Just to be around him, I’m glad he didn’t leave me. It was like a now or never moment. I didn’t see anybody out of my peripheral. It was just me and him. I try to get off the field as fast as we can. That was the only way I could do it. I’ll try to move faster next time if I can.
“I was gassed though. I just laid there. I had to take a little break. I think the whole defense needed that one. It’s just part of the game. Obviously, everybody knew I was fast naturally but it’s part of the game.”
Since entering the NFL as a…
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Publish date : 2023-12-01 12:00:00
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