The New York Jets reportedly want third-year quarterback Zach Wilson to return to starting for the team at quarterback. And apparently, so does Aaron Rodgers.
Reports emerged on Monday that the Jets are “leaning” towards putting Zach Wilson back in as the team’s starter.
There is however one problem. Wilson is reportedly “reluctant to stepping back in” as the team’s starter for the rest of the year.
The Jets want to make a switch at QB. The team is leaning towards Zach Wilson to take over, but he is reluctant to stepping back in, sources tell @DMRussini and me. The team is hoping he changes his mind as they continue to discuss the next steps.
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— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) December 4, 2023
It’s a pretty unprecedented situation to have a quarterback not want to start for a team if given the chance, which perhaps speaks to the tumultuous relationship between Wilson and the Jets organization.
Another twist has come to this story involving Aaron Rodgers. According to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, Rodgers reached out to Wilson to attempt to “advise him” to return as the team’s starter. However, Wilson is still reportedly “apprehensive” due to “perceived injury risk” that comes with starting.
Aaron Rodgers reached out to Zach Wilson in an effort to advise him to resume the starter role, but at the time, Wilson remained apprehensive due to perceived injury risk, per sources.
— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) December 4, 2023
The Tim Boyle experience in New York has been a miserable failure since the team opted to go to him over Zach Wilson as their starter. They even pulled Boyle in favor of veteran quarterback Trevor Siemian in their game on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.
It can certainly be argued whether returning to a starting role would even be a positive in Zach Wilson’s career at this point.
On one hand, he could suffer an injury that could impact his future in games that are pretty much meaningless for the Jets at this point. On the other hand, other teams around the league could see this as a negative for Wilson, seeing it as a slap in the face to the Jets organization.
Regardless, it sure seems like Wilson is going to need more than just Aaron Rodgers to try and convince him to start another game in New York.
