Jets hopeful Zach Wilson avoided season-ending injury; MRI scheduled for Saturday: report

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The New York Jets are hopeful the organization has avoided the worst-case scenario following Zach Wilson’s knee injury in Friday night’s preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles. 

Wilson, who the Jets drafted with the second overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, exited New York’s first preseason game after injuring his right knee. 

Zach Wilson (2) of the New York Jets walks to the locker room after an injury against the Philadelphia Eagles in the first half of a preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia Aug. 12, 2022. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

"Early indications" are that Wilson reinjured his posterior cruciate ligament — he missed four games with a PCL injury his rookie season — and may miss just a few weeks, according to ESPN.

Head coach Robert Saleh told reporters after the game Wilson will undergo an MRI Saturday to determine the severity of the injury, adding Wilson’s ACL is "supposed to be intact." 

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"I'm going to let the MRI play out, and we'll figure it out," Saleh said Saturday. 

Wilson hurt his knee in the second quarter after escaping the pocket and trying to cut back up the field on his scramble. 

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"Just run your butt out of bounds," Saleh said after the game. "He got a little greedy, he wanted to get more. It's a new sod, so the turf wasn't exactly as firm as you want it to be."

Zach Wilson (2) of the New York Jets looks to pass during a preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles game at Lincoln Financial Field August 12, 2022, in Philadelphia. The Jets defeated the Eagles 24-21.