Hopefully, the Week 9 Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the New York Jets is as exciting as the pregame.
To kick off the night, there was a video of 39-year-old injured quarterback Aaron Rodgers, 56 days removed from tearing his Achilles, walking into the Jets locker room unaided by crutches or a cart.
Aaron Rodgers has been riding the cart through the stadium for the #Jets games…
Not this time though. He’s walking.
Getting closer…
pic.twitter.com/leGNvEQ40m— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) November 6, 2023
He has thrown at pregames before, but now he is practicing dropbacks.
Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles 2 months ago and he’s already practicing dropbacks pic.twitter.com/iBKwOQnaTV
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 6, 2023
Rodgers is working out both his legs and arm with 50-yard passes.
Eight weeks following his Achilles surgery, #Jets QB Aaron Rodgers is already throwing 50-yard BOMBS
🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/HTAUOyKC3s
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) November 6, 2023
It remains to be seen if he makes it back for any part of the Jets 2023-2024 season, but these are certainly positive steps forward.
As crushing as his injury was to the Jets team, it has to be inspiring all of the players and coaches to see him make these huge strides in a relatively short period.
We will try not to get too excited about the possibility of seeing Rodgers in that Jets uniform, but it will be harder to hold it in if Rodgers keeps showing his progress prior to Jets games.
Aaron Rodgers underwent surgery to repair a torn Achilles roughly 7 weeks ago.
Tonight, he’s taking 3-step drops and chucking 50-yard bombs pre-game.
He looks completely normal.
I don’t know if he actually returns this season, but what we’ve already seen so far is remarkable.
— The Jet Press (@TheJetPress) November 6, 2023
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