PHILADELPHIA — Zach Wilson’s second season with the Jets went from bad to worse quickly in the team’s first preseason game Friday night.
Wilson left the game with a right knee injury after a 7-yard scramble in the first quarter against the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. The severity of the injury was not immediately known, but it did not look good.
The injury came after Wilson threw a pass to end the Jets’ first drive.
Zach Wilson leaves the Jets’ preseason game against the Eagles. AP
The Jets are pinning their hopes on Wilson making a leap in Year 2 after struggling as a rookie in 2021. He was 3-for-5 with the interception before the injury. On first-and-10 from the Jets’ 42, Wilson broke right and headed toward the sideline when he decided to step in and avoid Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean. His knee seemed to buckle and he fell forward. He gained seven yards on the play.
When Wilson got to his feet, he was clearly limping. He then fell to the ground and trainers came out to examine him, with head coach Robert Saleh watching closely. Wilson was able to leave the field and immediately went to the locker room.
On the first drive of the night, Wilson threw an interception to Eagles linebacker Kizer White.
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