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Aaron Rodgers has been in the news a lot for a player who has taken just four snaps this season. Rodgers’ injury, and his subsequent recovery, has been one of the NFL’s main storylines all season.
Rodgers will make history should he return to this field this season. He would become the first player to suffer an Achilles tear and return to play that season. That became more of a possibility this week when the Jets opened his 21-day window to be activated off of injured reserve.
With Rodgers back at practice, let’s revisit how he and the Jets got to this point.
September
Sept. 11: Rodgers remains on the ground after being sacked by Leonard Floyd during New York’s fourth offensive snap of the season. Rodgers was carted off the field and replaced by Zach Wilson, who helped the Jets defeat the Bills in overtime. Sept. 12: The Jets put Rodgers on injured reserve. Rodgers’ injury is diagnosed as an Achilles tendon rupture. Sept. 13: Rodgers announced via Instagram that he underwent a successful surgery while vowing to “rise yet again.” Sept. 15: For the first time, Rodgers publicly alludes to possibly returning to play this season. “I think as Kevin Garnett said, ‘Anything is possible,'” Rodgers said on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
October
Oct. 1: NFL Media reports that Rodgers is rehabbing more than five hours a day with the goal of returning to play this season. Oct. 15: Rodgers shows how far he’s come in his recovery — while fueling comeback rumblings in the process — by walking without crutches and throwing passes ahead of New York’s Week 6 win over the Eagles. Oct. 17: Jets head coach Robert Saleh doesn’t rule out a Rodgers return to the…
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2023-11-30 20:07:39
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