Jets head coach Robert Saleh confirmed "the word on the street" late Wednesday morning: Rookie Zach Wilson, who sat out the past four games with a knee injury suffered in Game 6 at New England, will be the Jets' starting quarterback when the Green & White travel to Houston this weekend to play the Texans at NRG Stadium on Sunday.
"It's like we said, when Zach got fully healthy, we'd make a decision that most likely to be he's back in there," Saleh told reporters before today's practice. "Once we got clearance that he was good physically, good mentally and ready to roll, we were good with the decision."
So is Wilson, who expressed how happy he was after practice to feel ready to lead his team on the field once again.
"It's awesome. I'm excited with just that rush you get on the field, just happy to be back with the guys," Wilson said, adding of his knee. "I feel 100 percent confident in my ability to go out there and play football the way I play football. I told the coaches I feel like that doesn't have to be a focus going forward."
The decision to start Wilson for the first time in five games coincides with Saleh confirming that backup QBs Joe Flacco, who started last week against Miami, and Mike White, who got the three starts after Wilson was injured, are both in the NFL's COVID protocol.
"Right now, we're looking for Josh Johnson to be the backup," the coach said. "You get unlimited COVID callups when things like that happen. We're not closing the door on Joe because there's still a chance he can travel and be there [at the game on Sunday." Saleh confirmed that White will sit out the Texans game.
Saleh said he had no concerns that Wilson will pick up his progress where he left off when he twisted his knee in the middle of a second-quarter drive on a QB hit from the Patriots' Matt Judon.
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