Who says? Mo says.
Fresh off signing a new multi-year contract, Wilkerson expressed his confidence on Wednesday that he will be on the field for the New York Jets’ season opener against Cincinnati on Sept. 11.
“I will be ready for Week 1,” the defensive end said. He is recovering from a broken right leg suffered in last season’s finale and couldn’t predict when he would be available in training camp, which begins next week.
“Rehab is going well,” he said. “I’m running four times a week and just taking it day by day. I’m focusing on my leg and rehabbing each and every day. When the coaches feel it is time for me to get out there on the field and I am ready to go, I will be out there.”
Wilkerson’s deal is worth more than $85 million, including $37 million in guarantees through the first two years. Through three years of the deal, Wilkerson will be paid $54 million in guaranteed money.
Wilkerson, from Linden, New Jersey, gets to stay home to play for at least five more years after compiling 36 1/2 sacks through his first five NFL seasons.
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