Two pillars of Jetliness rise, but in the end, one will fall.
PLAYER | Wesley Walker | Vinny Testaverde |
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POSITION | WR | QB |
YEARS | 1977–1989 | 1998–2003, 2005 |
VANQUISHED | Jonathan Vilma | Thomas Jones |
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS | Two-time Pro-Bowler (1978, 1982). First- team All-Pro (1978). Second in voting for AP Offensive RoY (1977). Twice led league in yards per reception (1977–1978). Led league in receiving yards (1978). Twice cleared 1,000 receiving yards (1978, 1986). Leads all Jets qualifyers ever in yards/reception. Second all-time Jet in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. Appeared in seven post-season games, gaining 486 receiving yards with three touchdowns, averaging 18 yards per post-season reception. Jets Ring of Honor (2012). | Pro-Bowler (1998). Seventh in voting for AP Offensive Player of the Year (1998). Two-time third-place finisher for AP Comeback Player of the Year (1998, 2000). Holds team records for most fourth-quarter comeback wins in a single season (5, 2001), and most game-winning drives in a single season (also 5, also 2001). Second in franchise history in completion percentage among passers with over 1,000 attempts. Fifth in passing yards. Fifth in TDs passing. Won two Jets post-season games at quarterback and led the team in the famed Monday Night Miracle win, coming back from 30–7 in the fourth quarter of a 2000 game against Miami, to win 40–37. |
INTERESTING FACTOID | His two sons followed him into athletics, playing lacrosse instead of football. Son John was a three-time all-American at West Point, while Austin went to lacrosse powerhouse Johns Hopkins. | Son Vinny Jr. played in the XFL. |