FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- It wasn't a formal farewell, but New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas spoke of Zach Wilson -- his onetime quarterback of the present and future -- in the past tense. Basically, he was waving the white flag on the organization's highest-drafted player in 28 years.
"Zach had a great training camp, and we felt that we had a good plan in place," Douglas said Monday, with resignation in his voice. "Obviously, things didn't work."
Douglas said there's a "high probability" the Jets will pursue a veteran in the offseason to back up Aaron Rodgers, which means Wilson's days are numbered.