Aaron Rodgers has stored in touch with a few of his former Jets teammates
Garrett Wilson isn’t considered one of them.
“I ain’t talked to Aaron since he left, so wish him the best this season,” the Jets huge receiver stated. “Yeah, but we ain’t chopped it up since he left.”
Rodgers and Wilson will each be in the identical constructing at MetLife Stadium when the Jets host the Steelers within the season opener on Sunday afternoon. Contemplating their frosty on-field relationship, it isn’t a shock the 2 haven’t remained on talking phrases after Rodgers was formally launched in March.
Regardless of Wilson registering a career-high 101 catches for 1,104 yards and 7 touchdowns final season, he was by no means on the identical web page with Rodgers. The friction began through the 2024 coaching camp and remained all through the whole season.
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Then, the Jets traded for considered one of Rodgers’ greatest associates and longtime Packers teammate, Davante Adams, midseason, which utterly modified the Jets’ passing recreation. Adams turned Rodgers’ favourite and was essentially the most focused receiver through the remaining 11 weeks of final season. Wilson was basically relegated to Gang Inexperienced’s second possibility.
Wilson later had a sideline blowup through the Jets recreation towards the Jaguars in December after it appeared he was pissed off with the shortage of targets. His frustration continued the next week towards the Rams when Wilson solely had two receptions till late within the recreation, when he made 4 late-game catches when the Jets have been down two scores.
“I’d like to be involved, love to make an impact on the game, but people see it differently,” Wilson stated on the time. “That’s out of my control.”
There was hypothesis at one level that Wilson would request a commerce, however it by no means got here to that. Rodgers was launched shortly after the Jets employed Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey as coach and basic supervisor. Adams was additionally launched following Rodgers’ departure, which as soon as once more made Wilson the Jets’ No. 1 receiver.
Wilson then signed a four-year, $130 million extension forward of coaching camp. He has additionally reunited with Justin Fields, who was his quarterback and teammate at Ohio State for 2 seasons (2019-20).
“Obviously, I got the opportunity to play with a living legend in this game,” Wilson stated about Rodgers. “Every single day, I bought to be taught one thing. I attempted to go about it the best manner and all the time ensure that I used to be being a sponge. I can’t even — it’s exhausting to place into phrases precisely what I took away from these experiences.
“Sitting next to him and hearing the way he talks about ball, I learned a lot as far as the way things went, that’s the game we play. When you put together a roster, when it came to Sundays, we didn’t play our best football and that’s what it was. But we have another opportunity to make right on that, starting on Sunday.”
Wilson will hope for a special outcome this season after the Jets completed 5-12 after having Tremendous Bowl aspirations final season. The Jets are anticipated to put lots of emphasis on operating the ball. However Wilson will play an enormous position of their offense underneath offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand.
When Glenn took over, he expressed his want to get Wilson the ball “as much as possible.” Wilson is considered one of 5 gamers in NFL historical past to exceed 1,000 receiving yards and 80 receptions in every of his first three seasons. The opposite 4 are Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, Michael Thomas and Odell Beckham Jr.
“I envision this offense being something that is every detailed,” Wilson stated. “After I consider this offense, it’s lots of shifting elements on it. With that, it’s bought to be detailed. The gamers should know precisely the place the snap factors are.
“I don’t want to give out too much info, but our identity is going to be, take what the defense gives us.”
