Jets Rumors: Zach Wilson Open to 'Redshirt Year or Two' After Aaron Rodgers Trade

Zach Wilson famously said he'd make his competition's life "hell" if the New York Jets acquired a veteran quarterback this offseason.

Now that the Jets added a signal-caller with four MVP awards on his mantle, it appears Wilson has softened his stance.

Jets general manager Joe Douglas talked Tuesday about Wilson's learning from Aaron Rodgers, and Wilson has expressed a willingness to take a "redshirt year or two" behind Rodgers, per The MMQB's Albert Breer.

"I feel like this is going to be a great thing for Zach," Douglas told reporters. "Zach's ceiling is unlimited. No one works harder. No one loves ball more than Zach Wilson.

"Him having the opportunity to really shadow and be with a first-ballot Hall of Fame quarterback every day, every hour he's in the building, that's a great opportunity and a great experience."

Wilson and Rodgers have a relationship dating back to the young quarterback's time at BYU, per Brian Costello of the New York Post.

The Jets used the No. 2 pick in the 2021 draft on Wilson, who looked overwhelmed physically and mentally during his first two seasons. Wilson threw for 4,022 yards and 15 touchdowns against 18 interceptions over 22 starts, and the Jets compiling an 8-14 record with him behind center.

New York benched Wilson in Week 12 in favor of unheralded backup Mike White, who shepherded the offense more efficiently.

Douglas hopes the team's acquisition of Rodgers will help bring the unit up to snuff with the team's top-flight defense, which looked worthy of Super Bowl contention last season.