Jamaal Pritchett planned on taking a moment on Saturday night to soak it all in: Lambeau Field; playing in an NFL game, albeit a preseason one; wearing a Jets uniform.
Jamaal Pritchett planned on taking a moment on Saturday night to soak it all in: Lambeau Field; playing in an NFL game, albeit a preseason one; wearing a Jets uniform.
The 22-year-old wide receiver from a tiny Western Alabama town knew he would take a second to look around before the Jets faced the Packers.
“It’s what everybody dreams of,” Pritchett said a few days before the game. “I’m ready to compete. I gotta take it in and thank God.”
Pritchett is one of the Jets who can benefit the most from a strong showing in the preseason. The Jets signed him as an undrafted free agent out of South Alabama. At 5-foot-8, he’s heard he’s undersized his whole life. Now, he’s just hearing it about his NFL prospects. But Pritchett has had a strong showing in OTAs and early in training camp. He is fast and shifty and can break tackles.
Next, the Jets needed to see him do it against NFL opponents.
“Just to showcase my talent,” Pritchett said about what he hopes to get out of these preseason games, “and show the coaches I can go out and make plays and they can trust me and just have fun, enjoy the process. I’m playing the game I’ve loved since I was young, so just going out there and having fun and making plays.
