Zach Wilson is at Jets training camp…finally.
This comes after the rookie quarterback and 2021 first-round draft selection missed the first two days of practice due to a contract dispute. The money wasn’t the issue, but instead, the concept of offset language in the deal. Offset language prevents a team from needing to pay a player the full amount it originally owed him if that player is eventually cut and signs with a new team.
The four-year deal worth $35.1 million (which includes offset language but pays out Zach’s signing bonus over the first 15 days), is officially done though, and work has thus commenced.