Several current members of the Green Bay Packers had an opportunity on Wednesday to react publicly to the season-ending injury suffered by former Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers during the opening series of the New York Jets’ season on Monday night.
Rodgers, who won a Super Bowl and four MVPs while with the Packers, tore his Achilles tendon after just four plays in Week 1 and will miss the rest of the 2023 season.
The general sentiment was grief and anguish for a well-respected player who was dealt the worst of injury hands.
Here’s a collection of reactions, from Matt LaFleur to David Bakhtiari, on the Rodgers injury: