New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is on a quest to do the impossible: return from an Achilles injury months after suffering it. Will the Jets QB suit up again for Gang Green in 2023?
Will Aaron Rodgers Play for the Jets Again in 2023?
Saleh makes it sound like the team won't stand in Rodgers' way if he wants to play, assuming he gets medical clearance:
"Aaron's a big boy, a grown man, and no one's going to know Aaron's body like Aaron knows his body. And if he feels after all the doctors clear him — I'm sure…
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) November 15, 2023
Jets head coach Robert Saleh spoke to the media Wednesday about the possibility of Rodgers returning in 2023. According to Saleh, it’s up to Rodgers and the doctors.
“Aaron’s a big boy, a grown man, and no one’s going to know Aaron’s body like Aaron knows his body,” Saleh said Wednesday (via ESPN’s Rich Cimini). “And if he feels after all the doctors clear him — I’m sure there’s a million of them, I have no idea — but if Aaron says he wants to play, he’s going to play.”
Rodgers’ rumored return date is mid-December, but that all depends on getting clearance from the doctors. Rodgers has been walking without crutches for a few weeks and continues to throw on the field before games.
Robert Saleh says if Aaron Rodgers is medically cleared and wants to play, he will play pic.twitter.com/VZVd5sduqk
— Jets Videos (@snyjets) November 15, 2023
Aaron Rodgers Wants to Do the Unthinkable
"There's not a lot of people that have the unique situation that I was in..
I got hurt on the first drive of the season & I don't wanna retire..
My mindset from the morning after the injury was I'm gonna try & do something that nobody has done before" ~ @AaronRodgers12 pic.twitter.com/OPYMNCFLgo
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) November 14, 2023
If Rodgers can suit up again for the Jets, it would be unprecedented for a player at his age.
Rodgers told Pat McAfee on Tuesday’s edition of The Pat McAfee Show that his plan has always been to return to the Jets full-time by Thanksgiving.
Rodgers’ return will also depend on the Jets’ playoff chances. New York is 4-5 heading into their Week 11 against the Buffalo Bills. The Jets will likely need to be around .500 for Rodgers to return.
"I'm gonna be back with the Jets full time real soon..
The plan has always been to be back full time right around Thanksgiving" @AaronRodgers12 #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/2PnQSKutjH
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) November 14, 2023
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