When New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson left a preseason game with a knee injury last month, many initially thought it could be a long-term injury that threatened his season. However, the injury was not as bad as the team originally feared and now it looks like there’s even still a chance that Wilson plays in the Jets’ season opener against the Baltimore Ravens.
During his Monday press conference, Jets head coach Robert Saleh did not rule Wilson out of Sunday’s game, revealing that the second-year quarterback went through a workout on Monday and would be evaluated this week.
Coach Saleh says QB Zach Wilson went through a workout today and the team will see how his knee responds. pic.twitter.com/yMNnGzmVr5
— New York Jets (@nyjets) September 5, 2022
“We put Zach (Wilson) through a workout today. Looked good, felt good,” Saleh said in his press conference. “We’re going to see how the knee responds today and tomorrow and then we’ll have an answer for everybody on Wednesday.”
Saleh said “it’s possible” that Wilson plays this week and that it’s not necessarily surprising to him.
No, everyone heals differently,” Saleh said. “It’s like I said, we’ll see what happens tomorrow and all that stuff, but I almost feel like some of the guidelines that are put on are guidelines, but everyone responds differently, I guess.”
While Saleh isn’t necessarily surprised by Wilson’s speedy recovery, the NFL world certainly was.
Do not expect Zach Wilson to play Week 1. #CoachSpeak https://t.co/tAVVYgfsdK
— David J. Chao – ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) September 5, 2022
We’ll see. It’s getting tougher and tougher to trust what coaches say about players and their injuries. Everybody wants the advantage https://t.co/kd6BZ3icNt
— Cordell Woodland (@CordellWoodland) September 5, 2022
Zach Wilson seems to be making a speedy recovery.
I’ll be keeping an eye on Wednesday’s injury report, the first of the 2022 season https://t.co/dCdJq2b0YG
— Henry McKenna (@McKennAnalysis) September 5, 2022
My take: Zach Wilson's career is too precious to the Jets for them to jeopardize his health over Week 1. Let Joe Flacco play. Give Wilson more time than he needs. https://t.co/rAruQ6eAii
— Henry McKenna (@McKennAnalysis) September 5, 2022
If he is 10000% healthy yes. https://t.co/ONww7LxQoU
— Joey B (@haulinhundos) September 5, 2022
Whether Wilson is the starter or veteran Joe Flacco, the Jets will open their season against the Ravens on Sept. 11.
