February 29, 2024
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Mecole Hardman during his brief stint with the New York Jets.
Before he was catching the game-winning touchdown in the Super Bowl for Kansas City, Mecole Hardman was on the Jets to begin the 2023 season. Hardman was upset with his role and usage in New York. That's nothing new for NFL players, but the case was so extreme for Hardman that he could have leaked the team's gameplan to opponents ahead of multiple games.
One of those leaks may have been to the Eagles.
A report comes from SNY Jets reporter Connor J. Hughes following a (now deleted) post on X from Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner about the Jets believing Hardman did so:
Yes, I’m told there was validated belief from the #Jets that WR Mecole Hardman, frustrated by his lack-of usage, leaked game plans to the opposition, as implied by several players (Sauce Gardner, Kenny Yeboah) today.
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) February 29, 2024
Not just the #Eagles game, but also the #Chiefs.… pic.twitter.com/d6LlvPnDaJ
In the most Eagles turn of events ever, they may have had the Jets' gameplan and still lost. The Eagles came into Week 6 undefeated, but fell 20-14 in the Meadowlands. The Eagles blew a 14-3 along the way in the Jets franchise's first-ever win over the Eagles.
Hardman was traded back to Kansas City, where he previously won two Super Bowls, three days after the Eagles-Jets game. He went on to nab his third Super Bowl ring with the Chiefs in February.
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