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By Tom Beattie Zach Wilson has denied that he was ‘reluctant’ to reassume his role as the New York Jets’ starting quarterback after he was benched following a mixed spell deputising for Aaron Rodgers. The former No. 2 draft pick was installed as the replacement for the crocked Rodgers, who sustained a ruptured Achilles just four snaps into his debut in Week 1. For the next nine weeks, his understudy struggled to successfully fill into the void, completing just 59.2 percent of his passes for 1,944 yards, while contributing six touchdowns and seven picks. The under-fire Wilson was eventually dem…