'Great' Rodgers call helps Wilson in 'rebuilding' process with 57-yard bomb vs. Browns - ESPN

CANTON, Ohio — Aaron Rodgers' advice to Zach Wilson was to take a deep breath, exhale and channel the disappointment of last season into something positive.

The New York Jets' third-year quarterback appears to be heeding Rodgers' wisdom.

With Rodgers taking the night off, Wilson started for the Jets, played efficiently and delivered one of the highlight plays in their 21-16 loss to the Cleveland Browns in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game Thursday night at Tom Benson Stadium

Wilson threw a 57-yard bomb to wide receiver Malik Taylor, one of the best moments he's had in a long time on a football field. In his previous game action, last Dec. 22 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Wilson was booed off his home field.

«Great call by Aaron Rodgers,» a smiling Wilson said of the Taylor play. «Have to give him a little shout-out there.»

Rodgers wasn't on the headset, but he suggested the play to offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, according to Wilson. It was the latest example in a teacher-pupil relationship that has flourished over the last few months.

«I'm very grateful for him,» Wilson said. «He helps me more than he needs to.»

The Jets are calling this season a reset for Wilson, the 2021 No. 2 overall pick who was benched twice last season and replaced by Rodgers in the offseason. Instead of giving up on him, the Jets made him their No. 2 quarterback, hoping he can learn at the side of Rodgers, one of his boyhood idols.

«I'm loving helping Zach,» Rodgers said in an interview with NBC during the telecast.

Playing on his 24th birthday, Wilson completed three of five passes for 65 yards, leaving with a 6-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

On his 57-yard pass, Wilson knew he had Taylor in man-to-man coverage to his