Brooks, who was the first running back drafted in the 2024 NFL Draft with the 46th overall pick in the second round by the Carolina Panthers, finally finds the end zone in the NFL for the first time. Brooks tore his ACL in his final season at the University of Texas, and he missed the entire 2025 NFL season with another ACL tear. He is back in the 2026 preseason, and Brooks was able to shimmy his way into the end zone from a yard out at the Jacksonville Jaguars. Carolina leads Jacksonville 7-0 with just under four minutes left in the first quarter. 

The 2025 New York Jets became the first team in NFL history to finish a season with zero interception. That dry spell is over now in Week 2 of the preseason. Safety Andre Cisco jumped Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Will Howard’s throw to wide receiver Roman Wilson for the takeaway. New York’s 18-game drought without an interception, including the first week of the preseason, under head coach Aaron Glenn is finally over. 

Klubnik, a dual-threat quarterback at Clemson, showed off his wheels as he scrambled his way out of a third-and-2 at his own 12 all the way out to the 28 on a 16-yard gain down the right sideline. That mobility gives New York a different flair at quarterback than the 13-year veteran in Geno Smith. 

Geno Smith led a perfect drive with the Jets’ starting lineup  on the opening possession before head coach Aaron Glenn decided he’d seen enough from the 35-year-old veteran quarterback to end his night. Smith completed all six of this throws on New York’s opening drive, including the 13-yard scoring strike to tight end Jelani Woods. He also connected with both of the Jets’ top wide receivers Garrett Wilson (one catch on one target for 10 yards) and Adonai Mitchell (two catches on two targets for 29 yards). 

New York’s 2026 fourth-round pick quarterback Cade Klubnik out of Clemson is now in at quarterback for the Jets. 

Pittsburgh began their night with consecutive runs by Jaylen Warren that netted a total of a yard before Howard sailed a third-and-9 throw just out of the reach of wide receiver Roman Wilson. The Steelers punt after just three plays, so the Jets get the ball back n their own 16 up 7-0 with 7:34 left in the first quarter. Run, run, pass isn’t exactly the most creative sequence the Steelers could have gone with to begin the night. 

Smith completed all six of this throws on New York’s opening drive, including the 13-yard scoring strike to tight end Jelani Woods. After a rough year with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2025, Smith is off to a hot start in his second stint with the Jets, and New York leads 7-0 with 9:04 left to play in the first quarter.