Mike Florio of Professional Soccer Speak defined in a bit revealed Sunday evening what the New York Jets could have to surrender to get a distinct crew to take much-maligned quarterback Zach Wilson off their arms this offseason.
“He has a completely assured compensation package deal of simply over $5.5M,” Florio mentioned about Wilson. “…If [the Jets] reduce him, Wilson might signal with one other crew for the three-year minimal of $1.055M, with the Jets on the hook for the steadiness. New York’s greatest transfer may very well be to conform to pay that quantity after which hope for one thing paltry in return.”
Over the weekend, Rich Cimini of ESPN reported that potential touchdown spots for Wilson are “dwindling.” Cimini added that Wilson is “most likely hoping for his launch, so he can discover a job with no strings hooked up.”
On Monday morning, Andy Vasquez of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com famous that the Jets will “be fortunate to even get [Wilson’s] wage off the books” this offseason. Vasquez additionally mentioned that followers should not “depend on” the Jets discovering a commerce companion relating to Wilson’s companies through the ongoing homeowners conferences.
“The most probably consequence may very well be that the Jets should simply reduce the twine on Wilson and hope to finally save $1.055M,” Florio continued.
Florio and others beforehand mentioned that the Jets must pay most of Wilson’s absolutely assured compensation package deal for 2024 and/or connect a draft choose in a deal to persuade even one membership to commerce for the 24-year-old who seemingly not has a house with the group that made him the second general alternative of the 2021 draft. Nonetheless, current occasions recommend groups is probably not keen to supply even a final-round draft choice to land Wilson.
Shortly after the scouting mix ended, the New England Patriots traded quarterback Mac Jones to the Jacksonville Jaguars in alternate for a 2024 sixth-round draft choose. Extra lately, the Chicago Bears accepted a conditional 2025 sixth-round choice from the Pittsburgh Steelers for Justin Fields.
Jones and Fields are each flawed merchandise, but in addition produced higher general outcomes than Wilson over the previous three years.
Pro Football Reference reveals that Wilson ended the 2023 common season ranked final within the NFL amongst certified gamers with a 30.6 adjusted QBR and thirtieth out of 32 quarterbacks with a 77.2 passer score. Such numbers mixed with the truth that it is no secret the Jets wish to eliminate Wilson led Cimini to foretell that the veteran of three NFL seasons could have to simply accept a QB3 gig with a distinct membership to be on an energetic roster this coming September.
