Jets pulling for Zach Wilson to revive career with Broncos

A familiar face will return to MetLife Stadium — a place he once hoped to be the answer under center for the Jets.

Zach Wilson, who was traded to the Broncos after three failed seasons, will be back Sunday, though he’s unlikely to see the field as Denver’s third-string quarterback.

The second-overall pick in 2021, Wilson struggled for most of his Jets tenure, including last season in a failed attempt to carry the team after Aaron Rodgers went down with an Achilles tear.

“I still keep tabs on him, keep in touch here and there,” Aaron Rodgers said Wednesday. “I love Zach, and always looked at him like a little brother, and you know, I enjoyed our time together on and off the field, and I wish him all the success. I was really happy for him the way he finished up preseason and you know, I think this will be a good year for him to kind of reset and hopefully he gets an opportunity down the road.”

Wilson, 25, didn’t have many memorable moments with the Jets, going 12-21 in 33 starts and throwing for 6,293 yards and 23 touchdowns.

He was also intercepted 25 times and sacked 113 times.

Wilson also had problems that carried into the locker room, including when he showed a lack of maturity after not taking any responsibility for a 10-3 loss against the Patriots in 2022.

Wilson entered training camp in a three-way battle for the starting role.

Though he played well during the exhibition games — including going 16 of 25 for 251 yards and two touchdowns to help propel the Broncos to a 38-12 win against the Cardinals — he lost out to rookie Bo Nix.

Jarrett Stidham was named the No. 2 quarterback.

“I still stand here and believe that he’s going to have a hell of a career and he’s going to get an opportunity and be a very successful quarterback in this league,” Robert Saleh said Thursday. “Sometimes, like I said, you get thrown in the fire and you’re trying to learn, but there’s no patience for learning. You’re expected to run right out of the womb and speak five languages, but it takes time, especially coming from the college game, which is so different now compared to the NFL game in terms of what quarterbacks are asked to do, so there’s a development part of it….If they can just hang on and get the right opportunity, you trust that they may figure it out.”