NFL: Jets rookie’s early celebration costs him first touchdown [Video]

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. –

Malachi Corley’s first NFL touchdown put him on highlight reels around the country and got social media buzzing.

Because it didn’t count.

The New York Jets rookie wide receiver celebrated too early by dropping the football just before he crossed the goal line on what first appeared to be a 19-yard TD run last Thursday night in the team’s 21-13 win over Houston. But the score was overturned after a replay review. It was ruled a fumble after an 18-yard run and a touchback and turnover because it rolled out of the end zone.

“I was relishing the moment just as much as the entire MetLife (Stadium) was,” Corley said Wednesday while speaking to reporters for the first time since the game. “And when I seen it on the playback screen is the first time I seen it.”

He was stunned. So were the fans and his Jets teammates. And his touchdown turnover was …