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Jets' Aaron Rodgers Defends Zach Wilson amid Rumors on Status: 'I Love the Kid'

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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers addressed the recent rumors surrounding teammate Zach Wilson.

Rodgers said Tuesday on The Pat McAfee Show there was an internal effort to "assassinate someone's character" when The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt, Dianna Russini and Jeff Howe reported Wilson was "reluctant" to assume the starting job again:

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"When you use sources to try and assassinate someone's character like that report does for Zach I have a real hard time with that..<br><br>You're basically saying that this kid is quitting on the team and doesn't wanna play" <a href="https://twitter.