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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

THE ORIGINAL TAKE
“will be out of the league in a year or 2.”
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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.

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Timeline & revisions

  1. 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 ↗
  2. 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 ↗
  3. Aug 6, 2024, 3:43 PM ET · revisionZach Wilson will be out of the NFL within four weeks of August 6, 2024.Source post ↗
  4. 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)
  1. 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.

  2. Sep 24, 2026, 6:13 PM ET · verdict

    Wilson remained with Denver throughout the 2024 season and signed with Miami for 2025.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Sep 24, 2026, 6:17 PM ET · repeat

    Later timing revision, same career-exit forecast, no extra score.

  9. 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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