Reports: Jets to cut Xavier Gipson after costly fumble

Reports: Jets to cut Xavier Gipson after costly fumble

Field Level Media
10 Sep 2025, 21:25 GMT+10

Reports: Jets to cut Xavier Gipson after costly fumble

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The New York Jets will cut Xavier Gipson, whose fumbled kickoff helped the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the team in Week 1, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.

With the Jets up 26-24 after a Pittsburgh touchdown at the start of the fourth quarter, Gipson coughed up the ball on the ensuing kickoff, recovered by the Steelers at the Jets' 22-yard line. Two plays and 50 seconds later, Aaron Rodgers connected with Calvin Austin III on an 18-yard pass for a touchdown that gave the Steelers a 31-26 advantage with 14:07 left.

The Steelers won 34-32 on a 60-yard field goal by Chris Boswell with 1:03 remaining in the fourth quarter.

After the game on Sunday, Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said such mistakes wouldn't be tolerated.

'The one thing to me that turned this game is man, we can't have turnovers, we can't do it,' Glenn said after the game. 'We have to be a more disciplined team. There was some penalties that happened in that game that was true discipline issues, and again, that's something that will be addressed because you will not be on the field with this team if you're gonna cause us to lose games.'

The Jets signed Gipson, a wide receiver, as an unrestricted free agent before the 2023 season. Primarily a special teams contributor, Gipson appeared in 35 games and made 27 catches for 268 yards and one touchdown. He added one rushing touchdown.

Gipson, 24, also returned 68 punts with an average of 8.9 yards per return and a touchdown. As a kick returner, he averaged 26 yards on 44 chances.

--Field Level Media

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