Jets quarterback Zach Wilson is escorted from the field following an injury in the first half against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Oct. 24, 2021. Credit: CJ GUNTHER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock/CJ GUNTHER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Zach Wilson barely looks old enough to be a high school senior, and his NFL career remains in its infancy with just six starts. But the Jets’ rookie quarterback has a bit of an old soul to him, and it showed in the minutes after he limped to the postgame podium following one of the most humiliating losses in franchise history.
Wilson was felled by a knee injury in the second quarter of his second game against Bill Belichick’s Patriots, a 54-13 loss on Sunday.