Jets Players Have Worries About Zach Wilson Since the Spring: Reports

While the Jets' decision to sit quarterback Zach Wilson for this weekend's game against the Bears

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may have startled some people when it was announced on Wednesday,

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there had evidently been growing anxiety within the team for some time.

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Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported that a number of Jets players have been troubled with Wilson's basics ever since the spring.

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They're not sure if the quarterback had the "yips" or if his attitude was interfering with his performance.

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On "NFL Total Access" on Wednesday, Rapaport stated that the players were worried about

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his inability to make "basic, really fundamental throws" and that they hoped things would get better over the summer.

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According to Rapoport, the organisation is hoping that Wilson would use this time away from the field to "take a big breath" and prepare mentally for his comeback.

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Wilson's career in New York is "not over," according to coach Robert Saleh, and he remains the team's future.

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Wilson has made only 105 of his 189 throw attempts for completion over his seven starts,

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resulting in four touchdown passes and five interceptions. Despite this, the Jets have started him five times and have a 5-2 record.

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