Aaron Rodgers Details How He’s Been Helping Zach Wilson

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Following Zach Wilson’s career-best performance against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football — in which he became the first quarterback to ever outplay Patrick Mahomes — his mentor Aaron Rodgers has spoken out about how the pair remain in communication.

Speaking on The Pat McAfee Show earlier this week, Rodgers said that he and the Jets 24-year-old signal caller speak to each other almost every day and that he’s proud of the growth he’s shown.

“Zach and I talk almost every day. We’re very close and I love him and I care about him. I’m always checking in with him, seeing how he’s doing,” Rodgers told McAfee and co-host AJ Hawk.

“I think you’ve seen a lot of great leadership growth from him, I think our society, at times, wants to cancel people or label people and keep that label on them regardless of any self-growth or experience that changes your perspective on life.

Rodgers then hit out on people — while not naming naming, it’s easy to imagine he was thinking about Rodney Harrison — who seem to be determined to keep Wilson down.

“And he’s been labeled a certain way by people, so when people see this other side, they don’t know what to think or how to react. But, you know, Zach is a young kid. He’s learning, he’s growing, he’s on his own path on his journey and I’m very proud of the leadership he showed, I’m proud of the way he played. I don’t need to pull him aside and tell him anything special.”

Wilson will look to build on what was undoubtedly the best game of his NFL career thus far when the Jets take on the equally struggling Denver Broncos this weekend.

Even though it’s only Week 5, the game is virtually a must-win contest for the Jets, especially if they plan on being in playoff contention if/when Rodgers returns to the field (which he apparently plans on doing this year).