Shane Vereen paid tribute to Stevan Ridley by doing his teammate’s touchdown celebration after scoring in the first quarter of Thursday night’s game between the New England Patriots and New York Jets.
Ridley suffered a season-ending knee injury last weekend, leaving Vereen and Jonas Gray as his temporary replacements. Vereen made a beautiful diving catch for a 49-yard touchdown 1:29 into the game and then celebrated by building a wall and pretending to kick it down.
Vereen also caught a touchdown pass in the second quarter to make him the team leader in rushing and receiving.
With Ridley out, the Pats went pass-heavy in the first half against the Jets, throwing 12 times and rushing just five.
