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With New Targets, Jets Hope Zach Wilson Can Thrive Under Pressure

The Jets quarterback had little protection and few targets for his throws last season. Adding receiver Garrett Wilson and tight end C.J. Uzomah gives him better targets on broken plays.

Zach Wilson was the third most frequently sacked starter (44 times through 13 games) in the league in 2021, when the Jets finished with a 4-13 record.Credit...Adam Hunger/Associated Press

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — One scene grew more and more familiar as the second day of Jets training camp wore on last week: quarterback Zach Wilson’s scrambling.

The defensive line pressure consistently got to the backfield — some of those pressures might have resulted in sacks in live games if laying a finger on the quarterback in an N.