FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Garrett Wilson and Aaron Rodgers were able to connect quite a few times during games with the New York Jets.
There were also plenty of lengthy conversations off the field during their two seasons together.
“Obviously, I got the opportunity to play with a living legend in this game,” Wilson said Thursday as the Jets prepare to face Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. “And for me, it was every day I got to learn something. I tried to go about it the right way and always make sure I was being a sponge.
“It’s hard to put in words exactly what I took away from those experiences, sitting next to him and hearing the way he talks about ball. I learned a lot.”
But since Rodgers was released by the Jets during the offseason and the quarterback signed with the