Jets will keep Zach Wilson if they can’t trade him: Woody Johnson
NY Post
ORLANDO, Fla. — Could Zach be back?
Jets owner Woody Johnson said Monday that the team won’t release quarterback Zach Wilson if it can’t find a trade partner for him.
“If we don’t trade him, we’re going to keep him,” Johnson said at the NFL owners meetings.
The Jets have been trying to find someone interested in taking the former No. 2 overall pick off their hands, but nothing has materialized.
Johnson may have just been posturing on Monday to try to avoid destroying any trade value Wilson may have, but it was surprising to hear Johnson say the Jets would consider holding onto Wilson.
Johnson acknowledged that it would be better for Wilson to get a fresh start with another team.
Any and every NFL draft is replete with questions about needs and priorities and rankings and roster construction, with the status of the general manager and the head coach (are they secure or are they on the hot seat?) and the forecast for the franchise all weaving their way into the many potential scenarios.