Aaron Rodgers was injured during his first game with the Jets.
The New York Jets’ rookie quarterback, 39, made his debut with the team on Monday night. Rodgers took the field in East Rutherford, New Jersey, to play the Buffalo Bills. About four minutes into the game, Rodgers appeared to be injured after being fired by Leonard Floyd from the Bills.
Rodgers was helped off the field by two members of the Jets medical staff. The first team confirmed by X, formerly known as Twitter, who suffered an ankle injury and was unable to return to action. X-rays were negative, the ua team said accompanying tweet. Zach Wilson replaced Rodgers at quarterback.
After the game, which the Jets won 22-16 in overtime, coach Robert Saleh told reporters that it “wasn’t good” for Rodgers, according to ESPN. He may have torn his Achilles tendon, and on Tuesday he will undergo an MRI, which the team fears will confirm the rupture, according to the newspaper.
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The official Instagram accounts of the Jets and the NFL shared a video of Rodgers arriving at MetLife Stadium ahead of the team’s first game of the 2023 season, with the caption, “Good evening @aaronrodgers12.”
After playing 14 seasons with the Green Bay Packers and prior to that expressing his desire to play for the New York Jets, Rodgers was traded to the East Rutherford team in late April, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst confirmed at the time.
In late July, the NFL star agreed to a two-year, $75 million contract with the Jets that runs through the 2024 season. Although ESPN reported that his contract would be $35 million less than he would have earned had he completed his four-year deal with the Packers, Rodgers explained why he signed the restructured contract.
“The team gave up significant pieces to make it just a one-year deal,” he told ESPN. “I’m aware of that. Anything could happen with my body or the success we’re having this year, but I’m enjoying myself, so I really don’t see this as one year and done.”
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Aaron Rodgers is being helped off the field Monday night.
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Despite taking a pay cut, the QB sees the move as a means of moving forward.
“We’ve all turned the page. This is a new chapter,” he said. “I think it’s going to be exciting for Green Bay, moving forward. I’ve definitely had a lot of fun here.”
According to the NFL Network, Rodger’s deal is a five-year deal through 2027, with two option years to “minimize the impact of the $35 million signing bonus” he received a week later.
He also received a $1.8 million salary at the time, and will reportedly make $38.2 million next year, according to ESPN.
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