Even with a win, Zach Wilson still gets disrespected.
Wilson stepped in for Aaron Rodgers, who was injured three plays into Monday night’s game, and helped lead the New York Jets to an overtime victory. Despite that, it was still not enough for embattled quarterback Zach Wilson to win over the home crowd.
A video on social media showed a fan throwing a water bottle at Wilson as he walked off the field. The water bottle toss hit the third-year quarterback near his head area, which caused him to laugh in disbelief before greeting a teammate with a high five in the locker room tunnel.
His mother, Lisa, was not thrilled to see that happen to her son.
“That happened after they won the game,” she wrote. “Hit him right in the head. Awesome.”
Lisa reshared a clip of the water bottle toss that called Jets fans a “horrible fanbase.”
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In her other Instagram stories on Tuesday, Lisa shared her thoughts on Wilson’s unexpected performance.
“I thought this was going to be a year of development and growing and learning and we were all going to get to sit and watch this amazing connection that Zach and Aaron have, which Aaron has been so, so good to Zach, and he has been just really such an amazing support and just holding his hand through all of it, and he’s been learning so much and that quickly came to an end,” she said.
“My heart breaks for Aaron because I know how much he loves this game and Zach went in there like literally he hadn’t really played all week and he had to get up and he had to do it and he had to play hard and I am so, so proud of him.”
The 39-year-old Rodgers was traded to the New York Jets in April and replaced Wilson as the team’s starting quarterback. Wilson, who was drafted in the first round by New York last season, was supposed to be on the bench and learn from one of the greats while trying to revive his career.
Wilson came in for relief and completed 14 out of 21 passes for 140 yards, one touchdown, and an interception. He will need to play much better if the Jets want any chance of qualifying for the playoffs.
