Ohio State great Jaxon Smith-Njigba infuriates social media during Thursday Night Football

Ohio State great Jaxon Smith-Njigba infuriates social media during Thursday Night Football originally appeared on The Sporting News

The Arizona Cardinals played host to the division rival Seattle Seahawks for Thursday Night Football to start Week 4's slate of games. While many predicted Jaxon Smith-Njigba might get near the century mark in receiving yards, his halftime stat line had many asking what was really going on? 

All zeros across the board for Seattle's No. 1 receiver. This comes after he posted an average of 107.6 yards per game in the first three contests. Smith-Njigba was the talk of the first half on social media with several fans airing out their frustrations. Here are a few posts from the keyboard warriors on X. 

Jaxon Smith-Njigba when I put my 9-5 hard earned money on him pic.twitter.com/1rKZjqmRtv

— 1600FILMZ (@1600FILMZ) September 26, 2025

Everyone wondering how much vegas paid Jaxon Smith-Njigba to not play tonight pic.twitter.com/W4KzD1rtOD

— UnfadingSilence (@UnfadingSilence) September 26, 2025

it's halftime and jaxon smith-njigba still doesn't have a target pic.twitter.com/RijdM5CuOO

— NFL Fantasy Football (@NFLFantasy) September 26, 2025

Jaxon Smith-Njigba when I take his over pic.twitter.com/h3aRdGWdae

— 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯 (@xJahstin) September 26, 2025

So after racking up the second-most receiving yards in the nfl through 3 weeks, Jaxon Smith Njigba gets ZERO targets so far?

Did I miss something?? pic.twitter.com/h9Tf6SrlWr

— Chelsa Messinger (@ChelsaMessinger) September 26, 2025

jaxon smith-njigba the moment i pick him up from waivers: pic.twitter.com/wO4Gjy04Xa

— jazzlyn (@jazzymanii) September 26, 2025

At the end of the third quarter, the Seahawks have eight receivers with catch. Smith-Njigba finally got one for 10 yards. His first target came with a minute left in the quarter. Needless to say, he'll have a lot of ground to make up in the final 15 minutes of play. 

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