RB Joe McKnight of the New York Jets will never be confused with Pats Hall of Famer Troy Brown when it comes to doing extra for the team. Coach Rex Ryan announced that McKnight will switch to defense and take snaps at cornerback due to the season ending injury for Darrelle Reavis.
McKnight grumbled to reporters that the Jets were giving up on him as a running back. He was a 4th round pick of the Jets in 2010 from USC where he was billed as the next Reggie Bush. McKnight has struggled at times out of the backfield.
He later said that he was looking forward to playing any position. This is in sharp contract to Troy Brown who was switched to cornerback during the 2004 season when the team was decimated by injuries. Brown played both ways and on special teams, helping the Pats win their third Super Bowl.
One of the reason Brown is in the team's Hall of Fame was his ability to play on both sides of the ball. McKnight is being given that same opportunity, but instead of embracing it, he started to complain about the team giving up on him as a running back.
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