The Heisman Trophy winner and second overall pick in the NFL draft was relatively quiet in Jacksonville’s 31-25 loss to Pittsburgh in a preseason game Saturday. He caught two passes for 9 yards, with a long gain of 6, and missed an open-field tackle.
“I felt great,” he said. “A little nervous, but it felt great. It definitely settled down when I got the first catch, really when the first play started.”
Hunter did, however, have a front-row seat for the most exciting play of the night: Cam Little drilled a 70-yard field goal on the final play of the first half, a kick that would have broken the NFL record had it happened during the regular season.
“Adrenaline is a beautiful thing,” said Little, whose phone was filled with texts and messages. “It does (stink) (that it doesn’t count). That