Wide receiver Malachi Corley, a third-round pick last year whose rookie season was marked by a goal line gaffe , was among several players waived by the New York Jets on Tuesday.

Corley was perhaps the biggest name among the Jets’ cuts, but the move wasn’t surprising.

He was buried on New York’s depth chart after a rough first season that included him dropping the football in celebration before he crossed the goal line on his first NFL carry last Oct. 31 against Houston. The touchdown was overturned, New York lost possession and Corley made the blooper reels.

Corley was drafted out of Western Kentucky by the Jets’ previous regime – which traded up to get him – and he failed to live up to expectations. He was the self-proclaimed “YAC King” in college for his ability to turn short pas

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