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No Mo; Bowles Deactivates Wilkerson, DE Will not Make Trip to New Orleans

Related Topics: Dennis Waszak Jr.

Are the New York Jets finally getting it right with the Mo Wilkerson situation? Weeks after the team should have pulled the plug on the overpaid/under-performing defensive lineman, Todd Bowles may be thinking “better late than never”.

Bowles has announced that Wilkerson will not travel with the team and it is the coach’s decision, not an injury to the former first-round pick.

Wilkerson is NOT making the trip. Todd Bowles says it's a "coach's decision." #Jets

— Dennis Waszak Jr. (@DWAZ73) December 15, 2017

Sans a handful of games this season, Wilkerson has been largely ineffective while showing little to no effort.