After strong rookie seasons, Jets’ Garrett Wilson, Sauce Gardner ready for next step
, 2023-01-07 01:53:39
Garrett Wilson is still stinging from last Sunday’s loss in Seattle that knocked the Jets out of playoff contention.
The dynamic receiver, a frontrunner for Offensive Rookie of the Year, was sitting in front of his locker this week shaking his head and speaking in a low voice as he talked about how the Jets went from controlling their own destiny to losing their last five games.
“It [stinks],” Wilson told Newsday. “We feel like we had a great shot, put ourselves in great position and just completely folded, man.”
Wilson vowed it won’t happen again next year. He is not alone.
Cornerback Sauce Gardner, who is THE frontrunner for Defensive Rookie of the Year, was sitting in front of his locker this week all but guaranteeing the Jets will end their 12-year playoff drought next season.
“It’s happening next year for sure,” Gardner told Newsday. “It ain’t going to be no doubt.”
Wilson and Gardner were integral parts of this year’s team that stayed in the playoff chase until Week 17. They’re also two of the biggest reasons for hope that things will change for this star-crossed franchise.
Gardner made the Pro Bowl and has quickly become one of the best corners in the NFL. Wilson set the franchise rookie record for receiving yards (1,014). He is the first Jets’ receiver since Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker in 2015 to amass 1,000 receiving yards.
Wilson said hope is “cool,” but the Jets have to make hope become reality.
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