JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Calvin Ridley said it took him “a couple days” to get over the worst performance of his NFL career.
Two dropped passes for what would have been touchdowns. Two penalties for false starts. Two days of mulling what went wrong and why in a 37-17 loss to the Houston Texans, an AFC South Division game no less.
“You have to throw it away,” Ridley said Wednesday. “Everyone hates dropping a pass. You think I went out there to drop a pass? I come out here and practice hard, catch pretty much everything. You feel me?
“I made a mistake. I can’t wait to get back out there to show the fans, whoever, my mom, my family and my teammates that I’m working hard to be a great player.”
He left out one more entity: the Atlanta Falcons.