Posted on 09/12/2023 9:09:16 AM PDT by Red Badger
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers' 2023 season is over before it ever really got started. After the quarterback was injured on his fourth play of the Jets' opening game, head coach Robert Saleh told reporters following the Jets' 22-16 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills that they feared that the four-time NFL MVP tore his Achilles tendon. That is what was ultimately discovered following an MRI on Tuesday, CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones reports.
"It's not good," Saleh said.
The injury will be season-ending. On the Jets' first drive Monday night, Rodgers was injured and helped off the field by trainers. After a visit to the blue medical tent, he was carted to the locker room. After initially being labeled as questionable to return with an ankle injury, he was later downgraded to out. The Jets announced that his X-rays were negative.
Rodgers suffered the injury after being sacked by veteran pass rusher Leonard Floyd on a first-and-10 with 11:40 remaining in the first quarter. While it appeared at first that Rodgers was OK, he went back down to the turf while officials stopped play.
Check out what happened, here:
Aaron Rodgers was injured and helped off the field on the first Jets drive vs. the Bills. pic.twitter.com/vtKHRW566V
— ESPN (@espn) September 12, 2023 Trainers attended to Rodgers before helping him off the field while former No. 2 overall pick Zach Wilson replaced Rodgers under center. Coach Saleh told reporters after the game that Wilson will be the guy moving forward.
4 plays total for the Jets, $70 million guaranteed on contract
Yowsa!
Maybe his entire career as well...............
Hope they have a good insurance policy.
Well this has Unitas to the Chargers beat.
Nice work if you can get it!...............
And the Jets won anyway without him! lol
I think Zach Wilson will be fine.
He gets to take a 70 million dollar vacation.
Thing is, they brought him in mainly to tutor Wilson, he can still do that.
Wilson outplayed Allen last night, I think he grew up a lot last night.
At least the Jets get to keep their first round pick.
get better Aaron.
And the Pro-Vaxxers are really letting him have it.
Jets are cursed.
“And the Jets won anyway without him! lol”
Three interceptions, one fumble recovery and a missed tripping foul.
We’ll see. Might actually be better in the long-run if Wilson steps up.
Yeah, at his age I don’t expect him to come back.
Yeah, that trip was pretty obvious. Jets probably still win, because the Bills offense was garbage.
I suspect his buddy, David Bakhtiari, will have a sympathy injury next week against the Falcons...
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