It’s the vacation season, however tensions seem excessive within the Jets locker room following one other disappointing loss on Sunday.
After the 19-9 loss to the Rams, Aaron Rodgers informed reporters he can see “who’s on board moving forward and who is ready to get out.”
Minutes earlier, Jets large receiver Garrett Wilson appeared upset with the shortage of targets he acquired in the course of the sport.
“I’d like to be involved, love to make an impact on the game, but people see it differently,” Wilson mentioned. “That’s out of my control.”
On Monday, Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich was requested about Wilson’s frustration, and he mentioned they need to discover methods to provide him the ball.
“If he wasn’t frustrated, that would bother me to an extent,” Ulbrich mentioned. “He is just one of those ultimate competitors that wants the ball. Not for selfish reasons, but from the standpoint that he can help our team win if he does have the ball in his hands.
“From that standpoint, of course, it’s going to be a little bit of frustration just when we lose because he always feels like he is the guy that can win the game for us. I think he has utilized that frustration to this point to push him to be better in every single way. As long as he continues to use that as motivation, it can be a positive.”
Every week in the past, Wilson expressed his frustrations on the sideline in the course of the victory towards the Jaguars after catching three passes for 56 yards and a landing. However, Davante Adams completed with 9 catches for 198 yards and two touchdowns.
It was an analogous story towards the Rams on Sunday. In the course of the first 55 minutes of the sport, Wilson had simply three targets. He ultimately completed with six receptions for 54 yards, however 4 of these have been late within the sport when the Jets tried to make a comeback. Adams registered seven catches for 68 yards and a landing towards the Rams.
Wilson’s frustration is nothing new. Final week, he was requested if he wish to stay with the Jets long-term, however he was noncommittal, additional fueling commerce rumors.
“Gotta just keep manufacturing looks and touches and targets for him,” Ulbrich mentioned. “You have to. And putting him first in progression as often as we can and find him ways to get him open and get the ball.
“He is a guy that we need to find ways to get the ball more often to.”
The Jets tradition has been underneath a magnifying glass just lately after final week’s article revealed by The Athletic pulled again the curtains on the group. With a brand new normal supervisor and coach coming in the course of the offseason, the futures of Rodgers and presumably Wilson stay cloudy.
Rodgers’s contract after this season has zero assured cash remaining. If he’s launched, the Jets will incur a $49 million cap hit in 2025.
Wilson is underneath contract subsequent yr, the ultimate yr of his rookie contract. Nevertheless, the Jets will seemingly train his fifth-year choice for 2026, projected at round $16.6 million, in response to Over the Cap.
As for Rodgers’ feedback, Jets security Chuck Clark mentioned there’s some fact to the notion that sure gamers are packing it in with two video games remaining.
“My mindset is that I’m blessed with the opportunity to take the field,” Clark mentioned. “Being able to strap it up and go out there and play. I play for my family that’s watching me, for the kids that grow up where I’m from.
“It’s bigger than just the season is over. Nah, that’s not how I feel. Anytime I take that football field, I’m trying to win, I’m trying to make plays, I’m trying to play for my teammates who sacrifice their bodies and their time, my coaches sacrifice their time and their bodies as well. I want to win football games at the end of the day and there ain’t no quit in me and I can say that personally. I just hope that trickles through the rest of my teammates.”
