Garrett Wilson made his position clear this week: he wants to stay with the Jets, but he’s not pretending the losing is easy to stomach.
“Yeah, I want to be here, man,” Wilson said. “I want to win games and that’s the one thing we’ve been missing on here.
I love it here. Do I love it more than I love winning?
Nah, to be completely honest, but I’m hopeful.
“I’ve never been the best optimistic guy, but I’ve found a way and dug deep, and I’ve been optimistic for three, four, five years now. And that’s why these [losses] each weekend hurt a little more.”
That was the headline coming out of the ESPN piece, and it does calm the immediate noise around his future. At the same time, it also leaves the Jets on notice if this skid keeps rolling.
There was more roster fallout bubbling up too. Nahshon Wright said he had not formally asked for a trade, but he did make it known to the team that he doesn’t have a role on this defense right now. A move feels likely over the next few weeks.
On the practice front, David Bailey was absent, leaving his status for the weekend up in the air. Braelon Allen, Breece Hall and Dylan Parham were all limited in Wednesday’s walkthrough, with Parham potentially providing help in the Jets’ short-yardage problems once he’s back. He had been one of the highest graded run blocking guards before his injury.
Aaron Glenn was also asked whether he’s stretched too thin by having to handle defensive play-calling and game management. He pushed back without pretending it’s simple.
“I wouldn’t say that. I could see how you would say that. And it’s not easy -- I’ll be upfront and tell you that -- but it’s my job to try to make sure these things happen and I’m going to put the stress on me to be able to do that.”
The larger issue hanging over Glenn is the ugly number that keeps following this team: 107-6. It’s the 2026 version of the no interceptions in 2025, and it’s becoming the kind of stat that sticks to a coach. Glenn knows the Jets have to improve in the final two minutes of halves, where they’ve been outscored by 101 points, and he said they’ve been spending more time working on those situations.
There were also injury notes on the defensive side. DT T’Vondre Sweat (knee) and ED Joseph Ossai (ankle) are both viewed as week to week, which effectively rules them out for the Las Vegas game.
And then there was Ashton Jeanty, who gave the Jets another piece of bulletin-board material. It’s the second time this season an opponent has essentially called the defense soft, so how they respond will be worth watching.
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