Zach Wilson might have to wait another week to make his return to the field.
Wilson suffered a sprained PCL against the Patriots in Week 7 and was given a 2-4 week timetable to recover from the injury. The rookie quarterback is expected to practice this week and will start against the Bills if he’s fully healthy, but he still has hurdles still to clear before he gets the green light.
“If he’s fully healthy, for sure,” Robert Saleh said Monday of Wilson starting. “We’re not in any hurry to rush him back. If he’s not fully healthy, it would be irresponsible for us to throw him out there.”
The Jets’ Week 10 matchup with the Bills falls on the early side of Wilson’s return window. The Jets don’t have much of an incentive to rush him back under center, especially with Mike White shining in his place.
White threw for over 400 yards in a win over the Bengals in Week 8 and tossed a touchdown against the Colts on Thursday Night Football before departing with a minor right forearm injury.
“I just know as it goes from day-to-day and game-to-game, I just think it’s really cool that Mike was able to take advantage of this opportunity,” Saleh said.
Saleh expects Wilson, White and the rest of his quarterbacks to practice on Wednesday. A decision on who will start New York’s first meeting of the season with Buffalo will be made that day.
“We’re hoping, for sure, that Mike, Zach, Joe [Flacco], Josh [Johnson], all of them will be full participants,” Saleh said. “Again, as we get closer to Wednesday it’s looking like they will, but there’s a couple of hurdles they have to pass.”
