September 12, 2023
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The Eagles won't have to face Aaron Rodgers Week 6 in NJ.
UPDATE [11:26 a.m.] – Yeah, it's torn. Rodgers' season is over.
EARLIER...
In the aftermath of the New York Jets' Monday Night Football win over the Buffalo Bills, Jets head coach Robert Saleh said that the team fears a torn Achilles for quarterback Aaron Rodgers, which would end his season.
Breaking: Robert Saleh says they fear a torn Achilles for Rodgers. “It’s not good.” MRI tomorrow. They expect it to confirm the tear. #Jets
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) September 12, 2023
Rodgers was hurt on just his fourth snap of the season, on a sack by Leonard Floyd.
A close up of the play on which Aaron Rodgers’ calf reverberates, and he winds up with what the Jets now believe is an Achilles injury, via @ACLrecoveryCLUB: pic.twitter.com/bcGeWGGiL0
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 12, 2023
Rodgers will have an MRI on Tuesday. Typically with torn Achilles injuries, team doctors already know when it's a tear and the MRI serves as little more than a formality. We'll update as more information is made available.
Of course, this news is relevant to the Eagles because they play the Jets in New Jersey Week 6. To be determined if the Jets sign a free agent quarterback like Carson Wentz or try to coax someone like Tom Brady, Matt Ryan, or Philip Rivers out of retirement, but the Jets' current backup quarterback is Zach Wilson, who has a career record of 8-14 as a starter, with 16 career TD throws and 19 INTs. Wilson was 14 of 21 for 140 yards, 1 TD, and 1 INT in relief of Rodgers Monday night.
Assuming the worst, no matter what the Jets do, going from Aaron Rodgers to whomever is still available is certain to be a significant downgrade.
The Jets came into the 2023 season as perhaps the most hyped team in the NFL after their signing of Rodgers and subsequent appearance on HBO's "Hard Knocks." The loss of Rodgers is devastating to their hopes of competing for a Super Bowl, and any team that has the Jets on their schedule should benefit from his absence.
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