Jets get good news after Zach Wilson knee surgery scare

It’s the best-case state of affairs for Zach Wilson and the Jets.

There have been no surprises in the course of the second-year quarterback’s knee surgical procedure, which was a hit and confirmed the preliminary analysis of a bone bruise and a meniscus tear on Tuesday, The Publish’s Brian Costello confirmed.

Regardless of uncertainty surrounding the timeline for Wilson’s return, the Jets can exhale realizing for certain that the 23-year-old didn’t endure a season-ending harm like an ACL tear, which was initially feared. The expectation is he'll miss simply two to 4 weeks, that means it’s potential he received’t miss any regular-season video games.

Zach Wilson could possibly be able to return to motion as quickly as Week 1 after knee surgical procedure.

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Nevertheless, the Jets will doubtless err on the facet of warning and go along with veteran quarterback Joe Flacco of their season opener in opposition to the Ravens at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 11. Wilson will certainly miss the ultimate two preseason video games in opposition to the Falcons and Giants.

“It's comforting,” head coach Robert Saleh stated of getting Flacco as a backup. “I’ll shout out Mike White, too. I’ve stated it 100 instances, I believe we’ve received three beginning quarterbacks. Joe has confirmed all through his time that he’s a winner.”

Wilson, the second-overall draft choose final yr, injured his proper knee on a scramble within the first quarter of the crew’s 24-21 win over the Eagles within the preseason opener Friday. After getting a second opinion, Wilson underwent arthroscopic surgical procedure in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

The Jets wanted some optimistic harm information after dropping Mekhi Becton for the season as a result of a fractured kneecap he suffered throughout observe final week.

However the sky isn’t falling simply but. Wilson is anticipated to return sooner or later early this season, and the Jets hope he can choose up the place he left off final yr. Regardless of an underwhelming rookie marketing campaign, Wilson improved towards the tip of the 2021 season earlier than ending with 9 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 13 video games.

That is the second knee harm of Wilson’s NFL profession after he missed 4 video games with a PCL sprain in his the identical knee final season.