Why his 76-yard pick-6 off Jalen Hurts was a bummer for Adoree’ Jackson

You can learn a lot about Adoree’ Jackson by what he says about the biggest play of his nine-year career.

On Christmas Day 2023 at the Linc, Jackson picked off Jalen Hurts at the Linc and returned it 76 yards for the longest pick-6. It’s the 2nd-longest pick-6 ever by a Giant against the Eagles and the longest by any defensive player against the Eagles since Patrick Robinson – another former Eagle – had a 99-yarder off Michael Vick at the Superdome in 2012.

You’d think Jackson might have spoken with a little braggadocio or a little bluster recalling that play after he signed with the Eagles. But

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The Giants lost.

So for him, it’s not a moment to celebrate.

“If I can be honest now, my first pick-six, I don’t want to say it didn’t mean much, but at the same time I knew what type of game it was and what was about to happen,” he said.

“Really what I remember about that game is right after the pick six, it was a 3rd-and-and-hell-of-long, like third-and-whatever, A.J. Brown hits a comeback. I’m out of the game because I need oxygen. They throw a comeback on our sideline. It was deep right. He made like a deep comeback. He caught it on third-and-20 something. They converted and they go down and score.”