Jets trading QB Zach Wilson to Broncos, source says

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The Jets are trading former No. 2 overall pick Zach Wilson to the Broncos, sources told ESPN's Rich Cimini.

Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University. You can follow him via Twitter @RichCimini.

"Look, I mean, do we have to draft a quarterback?'' Broncos coach Sean Payton said last week."You'd say man, it sure looks like we have to draft a quarterback and yet, it's got to be the right fit, the right one. And if you had the tip sheets as to who everyone else was taking, it would be easier to answer that question ... That's the puzzle here.''

The Broncos released Wilson in March after two ill-fated seasons. As a result, the Broncos took on an $85 million dead money charge against their salary cap over the next two seasons, $53 million of that in 2024. The Broncos did not sign a quarterback in free agency. It was a trying three years for Wilson, 24, who underwent knee surgery in 2022, got benched twice that season, was replaced by Rodgers in 2023 and saw his leadership ability questioned at times.

Wilson played in 34 games and had an11-21 record as a starter. He had more interceptions than touchdown passes and completed only 57% of his passes, finishing 35th out of 36 qualified passers in Total QBR over his three years.

 

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