Jets' Aaron Rodgers offers advice to Zach Wilson: 'Look at this as a chance to reset'

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Zach Wilson will make his 2023 preseason debut for the New York Jets Thursday night during the NFL’s annual Hall of Fame game. It will be his first time taking the field since the team's addition of Aaron Rodgers, and he’ll be doing so with the support of the veteran signal-caller. 

Rodgers spoke highly of Wilson during a press conference Tuesday, adding that the biggest change he’s seen in the young quarterback since last season is his "maturity."

Quarterback Zach Wilson (2) of the New York Jets runs during training camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center July 26, 2023, in Florham Park, N.J.  (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

The former Green Bay Packers quarterback, who was traded to the Jets during the offseason, said he hopes Wilson will be able to "channel" the criticism and frustrations from last year to success. 

He also suggested his time with the team should serve as an "opportunity" to Wilson.  

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"As much as anything, I hope that this time for him is like a deep inhale and exhale. That he can really take a breath and pause and sit with the disappointment of last year and the frustration and then channel it," Rodgers said. "I feel like he has, but just reach in and channel it to a positive and focus on the opportunity in front of him. 

"To learn with a guy who loves him and cares about him and wants him to be great and wants him to do incredible things every day and to get better. Then just go be himself and look at this as a chance to reset.

"I think he’s done a great job. He’s played really, really well in camp. 

Aaron Rodgers (8) and Zach Wilson (2)