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Muhammad Wilkerson Update

When you have one of the best defensive lineman on your team, and he hasnβt signed your franchise tag yet he is going to be the topic of conversation. Plenty of Wilkerson questions were directed to NY Jets head coach Todd Bowles. Here is what the coach thinks about the situation.
On Wilkersonβs progress from rehabβ¦
Heβs coming along fine. Until you see him out there practicing, you really just let him go ahead and rehab. But heβs come along good.
On if heβs concerned that Wilkersonβs contract situation will become a distraction to the teamβ¦
No, and me being a player, I think everybodyβevery player in the league thinks theyβre under paid, so itβs part of business. Itβs something that will work itself out.
On if he is concerned that Wilkersonβs contract situation will be a distractionβ¦
No.
On the organizationβs official stance on Wilkersonβ¦
Iβm not going to discuss Moβs situation here in public. Iβll talk to them and Mo about it. Iβm not going to talk to everybody else about it. Itβs something that Iβve always done.
On how he feels about players venting frustration regarding Wilkerson not receiving an extensionβ¦
Theyβre friends. I mean, youβre going to say that. As a player, and youβre young enough to be friends. Players play, coaches coach, managers manage, lawyers do what they do.
On if Wilkerson would have been healthy enough to participate in mini-camp if he was signedβ¦
No.
On his expectation for when Wilkerson will returnβ¦
I will wait and see, and Iβll listen to the trainers and doctors, and get a better feel closer to training camp. Right now, I donβt have a feel for it.
On if Wilkerson is still scheduled to be ready by Week Oneβ¦
Iβm hoping thatβs the case, but Iβll wait and see. Iβm hoping he doesnβt have any setbacks.
On why he feels that Wilkersonβs contract situation isnβt a distractionβ¦
You can ask any player in the League and theyβre going to have the underpaid answer. Itβs not a distraction, itβs just part of business. People get frustrated. People vent out. Itβs no different than your kids. If you get frustrated, you vent, you vent out and you move on.
On if he is concerned that Wilkersonβs play will be affected if he does not get a long-term dealβ¦
No.
On the reason he is not concerned that Wilkersonβs play will be affectedβ¦
Like I said, weβre not going to discuss Mo out here in public. Iβm going to discuss it with his people and our people. Iβm not going to discuss it right here.
On if he is bothered that Wilkerson discussed the topic in publicβ¦
No, it doesnβt bother me. I was twenty-something once too and I said a lot of things that I said or didnβt want to say. When youβre younger, you say things, but he says things that he means, so obviously he meant them.
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