Aaron Rodgers injured his left Achilles tendon
Aaron Rodgers’ debut with the New York Jets lasted just four snaps. And now the four-time MVP and a shocked fan base will have to wait and see how long he might be sidelined. Rodgers injured his left Achilles tendon when he was sacked by Buffalo’s Leonard Floyd and fell awkwardly on his leg in Monday night’s 22-16 overtime win against the Bills. Coach Robert Saleh confirmed the injury after the game and said Rodgers would have an MRI on Tuesday. The team said during the game that X-rays were negative. NFL Network reported that Rodgers’ left foot was in a black walking boot when he was taken to the X-ray room. After a 26-yard run by Breece Hall on the Jets’ In the opening game, Rodgers threw away his first pass after coming under heavy pressure from Gregg Rousseau. Rodgers threw incomplete on the next play, but Terrel Bernard was called for defensive holding. Rodgers then tried to evade a charging Floyd, who wrapped up the quarterback and took him to the MetLife Stadium turf. Rodgers appeared to reach for his leg before trainers attended to him. After a few moments, he stood up but needed help getting to the New York sideline. Rodgers, 39, was taken to the blue medical tent to be examined – and then sat on a cart. Halfway to the locker room, he jumped off the cart and hobbled inside. Zach Wilson didn’t replace him until 3:45 into the game. The injury silenced a crowd that had been clamoring in anticipation of Rodgers’ debut in the Big Apple just minutes earlier. The Jets haven’t made the Super Bowl since Joe Namath won the franchise’s only championship in the 1968 season, and frustrated fans hoped that Rodgers’ arrival was the first step toward a return to the big game. Rodgers jogged onto the field during the game. He introduced himself with an American flag in hand on the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 attacks and received his first official greeting from Jets fans. Hip-hop artist and actor Method Man announced Rodgers’ quarterback name – accompanied by a laser light show – to huge applause. New York acquired Rodgers, the No. 15 overall pick and a fifth-rounder in this year’s draft, from Green Bay on April 26. In return, the Packers received the 13th overall selection, a second-rounder, a sixth-rounder. All-rounder and a conditional 2024 second-round pick who could become a first-rounder if Rodgers plays 65% of New York’s games this season Green Bay raised expectations for the Jets and their fan base when he said he would be happy with a win in New York York does the math, pointing out during his opening press conference that the team’s only Super Bowl trophy looks “lonely.” When healthy, he gives the Jets their chance. The most accomplished quarterback since Brett Favre, who was acquired from Green Bay in 2008 – which paved the way for Rodgers to become the Packers’ signal-caller. Rodgers, who has repeatedly said he won’t settle with the Jets, agreed in July to a restructured contract that pays him $75 million in fully guaranteed money for this season and next. That represents a pay cut of nearly $35 million compared to his contract with Green Bay, which included a guaranteed payout of $110 million.
Aaron Rodgers’ debut with the New York Jets lasted just four snaps.
And now the four-time MVP and his shocked fan base will have to wait and see how long he might be sidelined.
Rodgers injured his left Achilles tendon when he was sacked by Buffalo’s Leonard Floyd and fell awkwardly on his leg in Monday night’s 22-16 overtime win against the Bills.
Coach Robert Saleh confirmed the injury after the game and said Rodgers would undergo an MRI on Tuesday. The team said during the game that X-rays were negative.
NFL Network reported that Rodgers’ left foot was wearing a black walking boot when he was taken to the X-ray room.
After a 26-yard run by Breece Hall on the Jets’ opening play, Rodgers threw away his first pass after being heavily pressured by Gregg Rousseau. Rodgers threw incomplete on the next play, but Terrel Bernard was called for defensive holding.
Rodgers then tried to evade a charging Floyd, who wrapped up the quarterback and took him to the MetLife Stadium turf. Rodgers appeared to reach for his leg before trainers attended to him. After a few moments, he got up but needed help getting to the New York sideline.
Rodgers, 39, was taken to the blue medical tent to be examined – and then sat on a cart. Halfway to the locker room, he jumped off the cart and hobbled inside.
Zach Wilson replaced him 3:45 minutes into the game.
The injury silenced a crowd that had been clamoring just minutes before in anticipation of Rodgers’ Big Apple debut. The Jets haven’t made the Super Bowl since Joe Namath won the franchise’s only championship in the 1968 season, and frustrated fans hoped that Rodgers’ arrival would be the first step toward a return to the big game.
Rodgers jogged onto the field with an American flag in hand during player introductions on the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 attacks and was officially greeted by Jets fans for the first time.
When hip-hop artist and actor Method Man announced Rodgers’ name – accompanied by a laser light show – the quarterback received a huge round of applause.
New York acquired Rodgers from Green Bay on April 26, the No. 15 overall pick and a fifth-rounder in this year’s draft. In return, the Packers received the 13th overall selection, a second-rounder, a sixth-rounder and a conditional 2024 second-round pick that could become a first-rounder if Rodgers plays 65% of New York’s games this season.
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Rodgers, who spent his first 18 seasons with Green Bay, raised expectations for the Jets and their fan base when he said he expected a win in New York and pointed out during his opening news conference that the Jets’ only Super Bowl trophy Teams seem “lonely”. ”
When healthy, he gives the Jets their winningest quarterback since Brett Favre, acquired from Green Bay in 2008 – and paves the way for Rodgers to become the Packers’ signal-caller.
Rodgers, who has repeatedly said he won’t settle for the Jets, agreed to a restructured contract in July that will pay him $75 million in fully guaranteed money this season and next. That represents a pay cut of nearly $35 million compared to his contract with Green Bay, which included a guaranteed payout of $110 million.
