Jets sign QB Wilson

Breathe easy, Jets fans. Zach Wilson is officially signed and ready to throw.

After missing the first two practices of camp, the rookie quarterback arrived at the team’s facility Thursday and inked his fully guaranteed four-year, $35.15 million rookie contract. The deal for Wilson, the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft in April, includes a signing bonus of $22.9 million, and has a fifth-year team option.

• The Atlanta Falcons placed defensive end-outside linebacker Dante Fowler Jr. on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Coach Arthur Smith would not say whether Fowler tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

• Cleveland Browns center and NFLPA President JC Tretter says the NFL is trying to shame players by urging teams to require vaccinated and unvaccinated players to wear different colored wristbands. He called the idea “nonsensical.”

Tretter said he’s thankful the Browns didn’t adopt the wristband policy and he blasted the league for some other measures. Tretter said it’s easy to identify who isn’t vaccinated because those choosing not to get the shots are required masks and follow other protocols.

“They say they need a differentiator between unvaccinated and vaccinated players, we already have a differentiator,” Tretter said. “The unvaccinated players need to wear masks. No other sports leagues use any sort of scarlet marking or helmet decal or wristband because they know it’s not necessary and the teams know who’s vaccinated and not vaccinated.”

But the NFL explains the wristband policy is designed to help the club or the league more easily identify if a player who is not vaccinated was not wearing a mask.