First came the declaration.
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declaration → come → ?
Then came the all-important caveat.
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caveat → come → ?
An addendum that resonated louder than anything else.
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that → resonate → anything
With the NFL’s Nov. 10 trade deadline approaching and Garrett Wilson’s name swirling in rumors as another Jets season spirals into an abyss, the star receiver said he did not plan to ask the team to move him.
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he → approach → him
But there is something he desires that supersedes his contentment with the Jets.
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that → be → Jets
“I wanna be here, man,” Wilson said after practice Wednesday.
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Wilson → say → practice
“I want to win games.
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I → want → games
That’s the one thing we’ve been missing on here.
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we → ’ → ?
I love it here.
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I → love → it
Do I love it more than I love winning?
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I → love → winning
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he → take → field
Wilson’s career has been defined by a constant belief that the future will be better than the present.
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future → define → present
It’s a sentiment that has been tested over and over again.
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“But I’m hopeful,” Wilson said.
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“I’ve never been the best, like, optimistic guy, but I’ve found a way, I’ve dug deep and I’ve been optimistic for three, four, five years now and that’s why these [losses] each weekend hurt a little more.”
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losses → find → years
Beyond the losing, Wilson’s at times lack of involvement in the offense has been a seasonlong storyline and something he has admitted to being frustrated about.
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he → admit → offense
Geno Smith often goes long stretches without targeting Wilson, which should not happen for a receiver of his stature.
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which → go → stature
In the Jets’ 28-25 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday, Wilson was targeted only three times — tied for fourth most on the team.
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Wilson → target → team
Wilson was shown on the broadcast animated on the sideline about not getting the ball.
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Wilson → show → ball
That he wants to help the team but feels like he’s not given a proper chance to, while the losses keep piling up, only adds to the frustration.
“No doubt,” Wilson said.
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Wilson → want → frustration
“I’d be lying if I said it’s not [frustrating].
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it → lie → ?
But at the end of the day, it comes down to winning and losing.
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it → come → winning
Just throughout my experience, when things go right, I tend to have a part in that.
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I → go → that
When it doesn’t, it seems avoidable.
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it → do → ?
That’s my main frustration, that maybe shows on the TV or something like that.
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that → ’ → that
“But I don’t want it to ever be misconstrued.
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it → want → ?
It all comes from a place in my heart of wanting to win.
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It → come → heart
I am biased, but it also comes from experience where I played my part in that.
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I’ll say that.
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I → say → that
It’s frustrating for sure, because I want to have an impact and I want to help the team.
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I → ’ → team
Really, I just want to help the team.”
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I → want → team
It doesn’t help that Wilson sees other top receivers across the league consistently peppered with targets.
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receivers → help → targets
“Sometimes it’s frustrating, I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t,” Wilson said.
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Wilson → ’ → ?
“But also account for the fact that every situation is different.
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situation → account → fact
I’ll just leave it at that.
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Smith does not necessarily believe it’s something that needs to change.
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that → believe → ?
“I read the defense, I make the decisions based on what I see,” Smith said Wednesday.
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Smith → read → what
“If you’ve ever played quarterback, you know there’s a lot that goes into it.
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that → play → it
As I’m out there playing, I’m always trying to make the best decision for the team while focusing on getting the ball into the hands of our playmakers.
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I → ’m → playmakers
I thought [Omar Cooper Jr.] had a great game [on Sunday], I thought Mason [Taylor] had a great game and we completed 70 percent of our passes.
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we → think → passes
…and 16 more, not listed.
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