LATEST NEWS; New York QB Legend Makes a Strong Commitment to Jets.
Aaron Rodgers will not be making an unlikely return to the New York Jets in 2023.
He did, however, affirm that he will remain with the green and white for the time being.
“I don’t think so,” Rodgers said on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday, December 19, when asked if the 2024 season would be his “last dance” in the NFL.
“I feel like I came here with a renewed passion and love for the game, and everything has been amazing here.” The people I’ve had the opportunity to work with, the relationships I’ve formed with my coworkers, and the incredible men and women who work here at One Jets Drive have all been extremely rewarding. I wanted at least two years [here with the Jets], and I feel like this year is kind of a lost year now that I’ve only played a couple of snaps and haven’t been able to go out there and prove what I’m capable of, as well as see what we’re capable of as a team. “I don’t believe next year will be my last.”
Rodgers Confirms He Won’t Be Returning in 2023 to the Jets
If the Jets were heading toward a playoff game this season, Rodgers said it would have been, “an absolute no-brainer” to return to action.
However, that won’t be happening because over the weekend the Jets were eliminated from postseason contention for the No. 13 year in a row. The NFL’s longest active playoff drought in the league.
Rodgers confessed that he isn’t “100% today” and if he were he’d “definitely” be pushing to play against the Washington Commanders in Week 16, “But the fact is, I’m not [healthy].”
The four-time NFL MVP underwent surgery back on Wednesday, September 13 to repair his ruptured Achilles. Over the last three months, he attempted to make the quickest recovery in NFL history from a torn Achilles.
Rodgers confirmed that if he had returned at any point during the regular season it would have been “unrealistic to think that I would be 100% to be medically cleared.” Although he would have been willing to risk it to get the biscuit in a playoff scenario.
The Jets have to decide whether to activate Rodgers by Wednesday, December 20. Even though Rodgers confirmed he won’t return this season, in theory, he could still benefit from the practice reps he would receive by being activated.
Although Rich Cimini of ESPN categorized it as “unlikely” that will be the case since he would take up a spot on the 53-man roster.
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