Garrett Wilson is okay overall, but he’s been in the news mainly for a season‑ending knee injury in late 2025 and a very public back‑and‑forth with Stephen A. Smith that spilled onto social media in early 2026. He remains a key wide receiver for the New York Jets and is expected to be ready for the team’s 2026 offseason work after rehab.

Injury and on‑field status

  • Late in the 2025 season, the Jets placed Garrett Wilson on injured reserve with a knee injury and later decided to shut him down for the rest of the year.
  • Team leadership has said his rehab is going well and that the goal is for him to be fully healthy for the start of the 2026 offseason program.
  • There has been no credible reporting that his career is in danger; the story has been framed as a standard “protect the player for the long term” decision.

Social media and Stephen A. Smith

  • In January 2026, Wilson went viral for calling ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith a “square” after Smith suggested Oregon QB Dante Moore should stay in school rather than risk being drafted by the Jets.
  • Wilson criticized the take as “bad career and financial advice” and said he did not want that kind of message going out to young players, while also admitting he took it personally as a Jets player.
  • After a couple of days of back‑and‑forth, Wilson posted a final message on X saying he was done with the debate and closing it out with “Go Jets,” signaling he wanted to move on.

Other buzz and fan chatter

  • Fans and fantasy‑football managers have been talking about his mid‑season injury and IR stint, with some league‑management discussions even popping up when people dropped him during the 2025 season.
  • Earlier, there were online rumors about possible tension with Aaron Rodgers, but Wilson publicly said there was “no truth” to claims he was at odds with his quarterback and dismissed social‑media narratives as not real life.
  • Jets forums have also tracked smaller social‑media moves, like who he follows or unfollows, but these have been treated more as fan drama than as evidence of serious issues with the team.

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