Garrett Wilson

Garrett Wilson has been a rare bright spot on offense for the New York Jets during his first two NFL seasons, but the 23-year-old is unsure about his long-term future with the organization.

Speaking to ESPN's Rich Cimini, Wilson was asked if he envisions himself as a part of their plans beyond his rookie contract.

"I don't know what the future holds. I know I'm here for four or five years and I'm going to do my part to try and make this thing turn over as far as what it's been up to this point. We have to fix it. We have to play better. We have to win games. We have to do a lot of things better, and I'm a main proponent of that. I've got to do my part."

Jets fans don't have a reason to be concerned that Wilson is going to leave imminently. He has two more guaranteed years remaining on his rookie contract, plus a team option for 2026 that can't be picked up until after next season.

Of course, it wouldn't be a surprise to see the Jets try to extend Wilson at the earliest opportunity. League rules prevent players on rookie contracts from signing an extension until after their third season, so he will have to wait at least one more year to start negotiating.

Cimini noted the Jets do have a recent history of trading wide receivers on rookie deals, specifically citing Elijah Moore and Denzel Mims after they requested to be dealt.

One key difference between Wilson and the Moore-Mims tandem is Wilson has been incredibly productive in New York. Moore and Mims barely have more combined receiving yards in their six total seasons (2,300) than Wilson does with one game left to play in his second season (2,111).

Wilson has posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons to begin his career. He is the first Jets wide receiver to hit that mark in consecutive years since Keyshawn Johnson in 1998 and 1999.

The Ohio State alum was named Offensive Rookie of the Year last season, becoming the first Jets player to win the award since it was introduced in 1957.

Wilson has been able to put up big numbers despite playing on a team with arguably the worst quarterback situation in the NFL. Aaron Rodgers was supposed to solve that problem this season, but he tore his Achilles four plays into the first game against the Buffalo Bills.

Zach Wilson has started 20 games for the Jets over the past two years. Trevor Siemian and Tim Boyle both started two games this season.

If the Jets can't figure out a long-term solution at quarterback and the offense continues to struggle over the next few years, it wouldn't be a surprise if Wilson became frustrated and wanted a change of scenery.

But it's not something that is going to happen anytime soon because the Jets have him under contract through at least the 2025 season.

The Georgia Bulldogs took a 42-3 halftime lead over the depleted Florida State Seminoles in the Orange Bowl on Saturday.

Amid that massive blowout, New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson levied some criticism toward the state of college football bowl games:

Per Emily Dozier of Sporting News, at least 23 Seminoles players decided to not play in the Orange Bowl (nine opting out amid declaring for the NFL draft, 14 others who entered the transfer portal).

That group included first-round draft prospects in defensive end Jared Verse and wideouts Keon Coleman and Johnny Wilson.

The Orange Bowl followed up a disastrous offensive performance in the Cotton Bowl from Ohio State, which lost 14-3 to Missouri on Friday. OSU quarterback Kyle McCord has already moved on to Syracuse via the transfer portal, while superstar wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. sat the game out presumably in advance of declaring for the NFL draft.

Elsewhere Saturday, Penn State's No. 3 scoring defense was missing numerous players, including potential first-round picks Chop Robinson and Kalen King. The defense was not the same, as it faltered en route to a 38-25 loss to Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl.

Florida State's performance was eye-opening, however. The team was shut out of the College Football Playoff despite going undefeated and winning the ACC. Ultimately, the CFP committee believed the team was not as deserving with starting quarterback Jordan Travis out for the season with a leg injury.

Getting left out in the cold led to a wave of players opting out of the Orange Bowl. So the FSU that the public saw on Saturday didn't resemble the team that rolled through its 2023 season.

It frankly made for a terrible game, as Georgia outclassed an FSU team that tried its best but couldn't match the Bulldogs' talent.

Wilson is ultimately right in that bowl season has lost some of its luster with a wave of players leaving early. That's happened for a while now (Wilson notably sat the Rose Bowl two years ago for Ohio State) but it has come to a head in 2023.

With the CFP expanding to 12 teams in 2024, though, it may not be as much of an issue with eight more teams truly having something to play for. In the interim, it's led to some ugly performances and watered-down bowls.

New York Jets fans weren't happy with Friday night's 34-13 loss to the Miami Dolphins.

Neither was wide receiver Garrett Wilson.

"I don't know what I could tell y'all, I don't know what to tell the fans, I don't know what they would want to hear," Wilson said after the loss, per SNY. "I'm out. I can't think of anything and I wish I could, man."

"We want to get this thing rolling and we are going to keep grinding, we're going to keep doing it, but as far as giving you all the sound byte or something to keep the faith, man, I don't know. I don't know. I'm not even gonna try this week."

Wilson pulled down seven catches for 44 yards and a touchdown against the Dolphins.

He wasn't the only Jet skipping standard postgame platitudes after the loss.

The Jets fall to 4-7 on the season with their fourth loss in a row.

The Jets had just gotten within four points of tying the game when their hopes of evening out the score took a major blow in the waning seconds of the first half.

Dolphins safety Jevon Holland picked off a Hail Mary pass from third-string quarterback Tim Boyle and returned it for a 99-yard touchdown as time expired.

Conklin said he felt "pretty helpless" on the play, per SNY.

With the loss, the Jets' odds of a playoff berth fall to less than one percent, per Cimini. Meanwhile the 8-3 Dolphins cemented their lead atop the AFC East.

That is particularly frustrating for the Jets after the benching of quarterback Zach Wilson in favor of Boyle, a change head coach Robert Saleh described as an "opportunity to see if we can do something with the offense," per NYJets.com's Jack Bell.

The swap was unable to make up for the Jets' deeper flaws in a game where the team's defense scored just as much as its offense, a continuation of season-long struggles. Heading into Friday's loss, the New York team ranked 29th in the NFL in offensive yards per game (270.3) and points per game (15.0).

Media members asked Wilson if he had ever experienced something like the Jets' current offensive struggles, according to The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt.

"Yeah," Wilson answered. "Last season."

The Jets will hope to return to the win column the weekend after next during a Sunday game against an Atlanta Falcons team currently on a three-game losing streak.

New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson, who is listed as questionable with a right elbow injury for Sunday's road game against the Buffalo Bills, told reporters that he'll be good to go this weekend.

"It's doing better," Wilson told reporters following Friday's practice, per ESPN's Rich Cimini. "I'm feeling good, so we're going to rock this weekend."

Wilson admitted that he won't be at full strength, but he said he'll find a way to pull through.

"Yeah, but we'll get it done," Wilson added.

The injury occurred during the Jets' 16-12 road loss to the Las Vegas Raiders last Sunday. He left the game but returned and finished with nine catches for 93 yards. Wilson has 55 receptions for 642 yards and two scores on the season.

The reigning Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year began his career with 83 receptions for 1,103 yards and four scores in 2022.

The Jets' No. 1 wideout is obviously an integral part to the team's success, and they sorely need him Sunday. At 4-5, Gang Green is in danger of falling out of the AFC playoff race after two straight losses. They're also playing an equally desperate 5-5 Bills team that's lost two straight and just fired its offensive coordinator, Ken Dorsey.

New York's offense has been the culprit for the team's struggles. For the season, the Jets are averaging just 16.0 points per game, the third-worst mark in the NFL. Having Wilson available Sunday at least gives the Jets a chance to turn things around.

Kickoff is set for 4:25 p.m. ET in Highmark Stadium.

New York Jets star wideout Garrett Wilson said the team held a players-only meeting after Sunday's 16-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, New York's second straight defeat.

"The guys talked, and we had the floor," he said on Tuesday's Bart & Hahn Show (h/t ESPN's Rich Cimini). "It was just us. We got to make sure we're all on the same page about where we're at and how the hell we get out of this funk, man. That was really the message. When it comes from one of your teammates, it always hits different. It always resonates a little bit more."

The Jets have gone two straight games without a touchdown and the offense has managed just two touchdowns in the past four games. Wilson said Tuesday that he and his teammates are "truly sorry about the product we've put on the field offensively this season to this point."

The Jets had sky-high expectations coming into the 2023 campaign after the offseason acquisition of Aaron Rodgers. That lasted all of one game, as Rodgers tore his ACL and the beleaguered Zach Wilson was thrust back into the spotlight.

The former BYU man has again struggled immensely, throwing for 1,863 yards, five touchdowns and six interceptions while taking 33 sacks and completing just 59.8 percent of his passes.

A stout defense has kept the Jets (4-5) in the playoff picture, but the offense has been a downright slog under Wilson. Still, head coach Robert Saleh has continued to defend his quarterback.

"When speaking about Zach, I get it: There's a yearning for more, or whatever it is," he told reporters. "But it is hard to make changes just to make changes. Just to pacify something. Especially when someone's not deserving. If he was deserving of it, I gotcha, let's change something. [But] to say that one person is the reason for everyone failing, I don't think that's fair."

Saleh is going to protect his player, and fair enough. But the root of New York's issues on offense undeniably stems from the quarterback position. Still, that doesn't mean that the rest of the offense can't pick up some of the slack.

Hence, the players-only meeting.

"We don't want to finish the season and look back like we should've done this earlier... so let's talk about it now," Garrett Wilson said Tuesday. "Hopefully, it leads to results, but the reality of us doing that and doing the right thing as far as calling a players-only meeting and talking, it doesn't guarantee anything. We still have to go out and do it, but we're taking the right steps and we're turning over every stone because it matters to us."

Frustration is starting to mount for New York Jets players after the offense was held to two field goals and 270 yards in a 27-6 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night.

Wide receiver Garrett Wilson called the performance "inexcusable" while talking to reporters after the game.

"I hate coming off the field, looking our defense in the eyes and knowing that we have to send them back out there after three-and-out," he said. "Them boys are my dogs and they come out and ball. They put us in a great position. It's time for us to start returning the favor, man. It's time. We got to figure it out."

This looks like another season in which the Jets won't be able to take advantage of having one of the best defenses in the NFL.

New York held the Chargers to a season-low 191 yards. Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert had a career-low 136 passing yards along with the fourth-worst completion percentage (53.3) in his NFL career, and he was sacked five times.

The Jets rank third in passing yards allowed (174.8) and are tied for eighth in points allowed per game (19.5).

But the Jets find themselves with a 4-4 record through eight games because the offense has been one of the worst in the league.

Zach Wilson threw for a season-high 263 yards against the Chargers, but he fumbled the ball three times and lost two of them. He also got sacked eight times. The Jets have been held under 300 yards of total offense six times in eight games.

New York's only game with more than 22 points was its 31-21 win over the Denver Broncos in Week 5. The team has the third-worst offense in the NFL by points per game (16.5), which is actually worse than last year's squad (17.4).

Garrett Wilson is still putting up good numbers despite all of the issues on offense. The reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year has increased his receptions (5.8) and yards per game (68.6) this season compared to 2022.

Despite having high-quality playmakers on offense like Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall, the Jets can't sustain anything because Zach Wilson and the offensive line struggle so much.

The Jets have a short week to get back on track when they travel to Las Vegas to play the Raiders on Sunday Night Football.