The New York Jets have ended their Zach Wilson experiment for the 2022 NFL season.
What meaning for Wilson’s future past this weekend is anyone’s guess.
Per Josh Alper of Professional Soccer Discuss, head coach Robert Saleh confirmed on Wednesday that Mike White stays atop the depth chart at quarterback because the 7-9 Jets put together to shut their common season out on the 8-Eight Miami Dolphins this Sunday. Veteran Joe Flacco is on observe to function White’s main backup in Florida, that means Wilson has most likely taken his remaining significant snap for a marketing campaign he’d doubtless choose to neglect.
Wilson, the No. 2 choose of the 2021 NFL draft, missed the primary few weeks of the season due to a knee damage after which largely did not impress when wholesome. He was initially relegated to scout group duties in late November because of poor play and his unwillingness to simply accept accountability for the membership’s offensive woes, and he was later booed off the sector and benched throughout New York’s 19-Three house loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Dec. 22.
Based on ESPN stats, Wilson heads into Week 18 useless final amongst certified quarterbacks with a 72.Eight passer ranking and a 54.5% completion share. He threw six landing passes and 7 interceptions throughout 9 video games, and his 37.2 complete QBR can be good for 27th amongst eligible passers.
“We imagine within the younger man, and the largest factor for Zach is [that] it’s not his expertise,” Saleh stated of Wilson on Wednesday, per Alex Smith of SNY. “We wish to guarantee that we reconnect with Zach and regain his confidence … It’s not a expertise factor for Zach, I imagine that. We’re going to work our tails off to assist him and we’re dedicated to that.”
Saleh added Wilson must “get away from this sport” and “simply relaxation” for a time this winter.
Saleh will not be carried out with Wilson simply but, but it surely’s virtually a assure the Jets shall be linked in offseason rumors with different choices resembling Derek Carr of the Las Vegas Raiders. Saleh’s job safety may be in query, particularly if a huge title resembling Sean Payton makes it recognized he is serious about doing enterprise with the Jets.
