You can imagine every Jets fan impersonating Jerry Seinfeld and grunting “Newman!” through clenched teeth after the Jets fumbled away a snap.
Then again, that scenario assumes that any Jets fan knew Xavier Newman’s name by the time that the fourth-string center took over Sunday in the second quarter.
“That’s one of the toughest situations in football,” right tackle Max Mitchell told The Post. “Losing two guys who play center is not fun to deal with. What he did was outstanding. I have nothing but respect and admiration for him for doing that. That’s hard as s- -t to do.”Xavier Newman takes the field with his teammates before an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.The Jets started the game minus starting left guard Joe Tippman.
“Me and Zach communicated on the fly and worked through some things, whether it was during halftime or on the sideline, so I want to give hats off to him,” Newman said. “In this game, you have to have short-term memory. I had to come back to center and forget about it, knowing I can’t let it affect the rest of the snaps.
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