After tearing his Achilles Monday night, we will not see Aaron Rodgers suit up for the New York Jets again during the 2023 season. Heck, we might never see him play NFL football again, given the serious nature of his injury at almost 40 years old.
Beyond the Jets’ overall season outlook and the betting market reaction, the people who have to be most devastated are Jets fans. They thought they had a legitimate Super Bowl contender on their hands with Rodgers in the fold, and he didn’t even finish a single possession. It has to be one of the more shocking (and deflating) debuts by a sports superstar in recent memory.
As the Jets look ahead to other options under center, let’s break down a few sad stats that put Rodgers’ short-lived New York debut in an even more depressing context.
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