Zach Wilson will be out of the NFL within one or two years after July 26, 2024.
First call: Jul 26, 2024, 4:50 PM ET · Deadline: Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM ET · Historical archive
“will be out of the league in a year or 2.”OPEN THE ORIGINAL POST ↗
What we’re scoring
Explicit maximum two-year window, unlike later shortly or four-week revisions. Actual NFL participation beyond it contradicts a career-exit call.
The ruling
Wilson signed with New Orleans in March 2026 and played in its August 28, 2026 preseason game, after the forecast two-year window.
View resolution evidence ↗Timeline & revisions
- Jul 26, 2024, 4:50 PM ET · originalZach Wilson will be out of the NFL within one or two years after July 26, 2024.Source post ↗
- Jul 26, 2024, 8:02 PM ET · repeatZach Wilson will be out of the NFL within one or two years after July 26, 2024.Source post ↗
- Aug 6, 2024, 3:43 PM ET · revisionZach Wilson will be out of the NFL within four weeks of August 6, 2024.Source post ↗
- Aug 10, 2024, 10:35 AM ET · revisionZach Wilson will be out of the NFL within a year of August 10, 2024.Source post ↗
Public review history (9)
- Sep 24, 2026, 6:13 PM ET · approve
Retain the explicit four-week deadline. Being a backup or not taking regular-season snaps is not being out of the league. The earlier July forecast uses the same exit family with a longer window.
- Sep 24, 2026, 6:13 PM ET · verdict
Wilson remained with Denver throughout the 2024 season and signed with Miami for 2025.
- Sep 24, 2026, 6:13 PM ET · revision
Later one-year deadline revision preserved under the same career-exit key; Wilson signed with Miami in March 2025.
- Sep 24, 2026, 6:14 PM ET · review-note
Retain the explicit four-week deadline. Being a backup or not taking regular-season snaps is not being out of the league. The earlier July forecast uses the same exit family with a longer window. Jev advisory and original-source context manually reviewed; source-specific review decisions retained in the batch audit.
- Sep 24, 2026, 6:17 PM ET · verdict
Explicit maximum two-year window, unlike later shortly or four-week revisions. Actual NFL participation beyond it contradicts a career-exit call.
- Sep 24, 2026, 6:17 PM ET · earliest-call-reconciled
Explicit maximum two-year window, unlike later shortly or four-week revisions. Actual NFL participation beyond it contradicts a career-exit call.
- Sep 24, 2026, 6:17 PM ET · verdict
Wilson signed with New Orleans in March 2026 and played in its August 28, 2026 preseason game, after the forecast two-year window.
- Sep 24, 2026, 6:17 PM ET · repeat
Later timing revision, same career-exit forecast, no extra score.
- Sep 24, 2026, 6:19 PM ET · review-note
Explicit maximum two-year window, unlike later shortly or four-week revisions. Actual NFL participation beyond it contradicts a career-exit call. Jev advisory and original-source context manually reviewed; source-specific review decisions retained in the batch audit.
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