Jordan Travis’ late season harm was heartbreaking, and it seemingly modified the trajectory of the Faculty Soccer Playoff.
There was a greater story advised on Saturday.
Travis, whose damaged leg late in Florida State’s season may need value the Seminoles a spot within the CFP they felt they deserved, was chosen within the fifth spherical of the NFL Draft by the New York Jets.
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Final season’s ACC Participant of the Yr, Travis enters a reasonably good state of affairs with the Jets, who’re nonetheless in search of a quarterback past nonetheless lengthy Aaron Rodgers performs.
Jordan Travis has a nasty harm
Travis and Florida State had been having a wonderful season when he suffered a ugly decrease leg harm whereas being tackled on a run in opposition to North Alabama.
Florida State was undefeated on the time, and received their subsequent two video games with out Travis though the offense struggled within the ACC championship sport. Regardless of an undefeated file FSU was disregarded of the Faculty Soccer Playoff, and Travis being out for the remainder of the season in all probability performed a job in that. Florida State misplaced its bowl sport to Georgia 63-3.
When Florida State was disregarded, it sparked a debate throughout the sports activities world.
“Devastated. heartbroken,” Travis wrote on his X previously Twitter account, through the Tallahassee Democrat. “In a lot disbelief rn, I want my leg broke earlier within the season so y’all may see this group is far more than the quarterback.”
However the harm did not eradicate how good Travis was final season, and the Jets noticed that.
Jets take a shot on Travis
The Jets had some hope that Zach Wilson may take a step again behind Rodgers, resurrect his profession and finally take over the quarterback job when Rodgers is finished. That did not occur and the Jets traded Wilson to the Denver Broncos.
The 171st general choose was a worthwhile funding for the Jets into Travis, who had 2,756 yards, 20 touchdowns and two interceptions final season. And now Travis will get to study from Rodgers, who will flip 41 years outdated throughout this upcoming season. Rodgers will face retirement questions each offseason from right here till he decides to hold it up.
It isn’t a nasty spot for Travis to start out his NFL profession. After what occurred final season, he is a straightforward story to root for.
