Zach Wilson seems to have something to say about his dating life.
The New York Jets quarterback, 22, found himself the center of social media controversy last Saturday when his former Brigham Young University teammate Dax Milne posted two beachside photos with an unidentified woman toInstagram. Social media users claimed the person pictured was Wilson’s ex-girlfriend Abbey Gile, according to theNew York PostandPage Six.
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Gile’s apparent claim that Wilson had slept with “his mom’s best friend” sparked a flutter of activity from football fans on social media, and Wilson finally appeared to acknowledge the rumors Wednesday when he posted photos toInstagramof himself and some of his Jets teammates in Idaho.
“Took the boyz to @gozzerranchclub in Idaho before camp!” Wilson wrote in the post’s caption. “Poor cell service…what I miss?”
“Caption comedy 😂,” wrote NBA star Donovan Mitchell below Wilson’s post.
“That’s my QB,” echoed Jets wide receiver Braxton Berrios, who appeared with Wilson and other Jets players in the photos Wilson posted from the Idaho trip.
Jets running back Michael Carter simply wrote “legendary,” while several other NFL players — including San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance and Pittsburgh Steelers players Pat Freiermuth and Kenny Pickett — commented strings of laughing emojis.
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While Wilson appeared to indirectly address the rumors, his mother, influencer Lisa Neeleman Wilson, posted a nearly 30-minute long vlog toInstagramon Monday advocating for keeping kids off social media. In the address, she described an online interaction between her youngest daughter and a purported online predator.
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While it does not appear that Wilson’s “mom’s best friend” has been identified since rumors about Wilson’s love life began swirling, the Jets quarterback is now dating TikToker and social media influencer Nicolette Dellanno, according to thePost.
Wilson is expected to return to the Jets at the end of the month for training camp, which starts July 30, according to theteam’s website. In 2021, the Jets went 4-13-0 and finished last place in the AFL East division.
source: people.com
