Jets quarterback's parents celebrate as rookie throws his first career TD pass

Brady Cook wasn’t precisely tasked with salvaging the New York Jets’ 2025 play arsenic helium made the archetypal commencement of his vocation connected Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

However, helium was expected to showcase what helium could bash connected the tract – and helium didn’t disappoint successful the archetypal quarter. Cook led the Jets connected an eight-play, 65-yard thrust that ended with a touchdown walk to Adonai Mitchell, and helped chopped the shortage to 7 points astatine the time.

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New York Jets backmost Brady Cook looks to walk against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, successful Jacksonville, Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

The CBS broadcast showed Cook’s parents celebrating successful the stands astatine EverBank Stadium. It was the archetypal touchdown walk of Cook’s career. He besides completed six consecutive passes earlier throwing an interception.

Cook got immoderate playing clip against the Miami Dolphins past week. He was 14-of-30 for 163 yards and threw 2 interceptions arsenic New York fell 34-10.

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New York Jets backmost Brady Cook (4) runs connected tract earlier the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, successful Jacksonville, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Jets caput manager Aaron Glenn tapped Cook arsenic the starter arsenic the experiments with Justin Fields and Tyrod Taylor didn’t output overmuch occurrence implicit the people of the year.

Cook latched onto the Jets’ roster arsenic an undrafted escaped agent. He was waived arsenic grooming campy came to a adjacent but came backmost aboriginal connected the signifier squad. He bounced from the main roster to the signifier squad a fewer times during the play earlier the crippled against the Dolphins.

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The erstwhile Missouri standout, 24, played his full collegiate vocation with the Tigers. He had 9,251 passing yards and 50 touchdown passes during his vocation astatine Missouri.

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