Every generation gets its pioneer, the player who dares to do what others deem impossible. For the Jacksonville Jaguars , that bet is embodied entirely in Travis Hunter, a talent so unique that he played a staggering 85 snaps (counting nullified plays) in just his second NFL game. But as any trailblazer learns, the path is rarely smooth from the outset.
“I can’t leave it up to the refs,” Hunter said after Sunday’s brutal 27-31 loss to Cincinnati . He assigned blame squarely on himself for the pivotal fourth-down pass interference call that extended the Bengals’ game-winning drive. A game that saw him log a near-even split of 42 snaps on offense and 43 on defense . “I have to do my job and put myself in a better position,” after being thrust into a larger defensive rol