![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/aaron-rodgers-targets-shock-new-york-jets-return-and-play-this-year-despite-season-ending-injury/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1_GettyImages-1712238508.jpg&description=New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers suffered an Achilles tendon tear which regularly takes around nine months to recover from, but perhaps not for the 39-year-old who is already without a walking boot Aaron Rodgers is already without a walking boot and is hoping to shock the NFL world this year by returning from what should be a season-ending injury before the season wraps up. Rodgers told NBC's Melissa Stark before the New York Jets hosted the Kansas City Chiefs on "Sunday Night Football" that his plan is to "rejoin the team permanently after their Week 7 bye" and "his goal is to play again this season." The 39-year-old quarterback also mentioned he will be getting his stitches out this week and has been rehabbing five hours a day. Rodgers was spotted on the sideline during warmups for Sunday night's game with the Chiefs using crutches and wearing an air cast. He chatted with owner Woody Johnson before catching up with Chiefs star — and Swift's rumored boyfriend — Travis Kelce. He surprised his teammates this week when he returned to them unannounced on Saturday, giving a speech prior to the primetime game. Multiple reports suggest that he told the team to stop pointing fingers at one another and be better teammates. Rodgers sustained an Achilles tendon tear on the opening drive of the season against the Buffalo Bills in his Jets debut after being acquired from the Green Bay Packers in the offseason. A devastated Rodgers promised New York Jets fans that he would work hard to return. He had surgery a few days after the injury with the recovery period usually around 9-12 months. But less than three weeks later he was sporting just an air cast and using crutches. The four-time AP MVP returning just months after tearing his Achilles would be a sensational feat, with him proving to fans that he's healing fast after already being out of a walking boot. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US Without Rodgers under center, the){kind=link}
New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers suffered an Achilles tendon tear which regularly takes around nine months to recover from, but perhaps not for the 39-year-old who is already without a walking boot
Aaron Rodgers is already without a walking boot and is hoping to shock the NFL world this year by returning from what should be a season-ending injury before the season wraps up.
Rodgers told NBC’s Melissa Stark before the New York Jets hosted the Kansas City Chiefs on “Sunday Night Football” that his plan is to “rejoin the team permanently after their Week 7 bye” and “his goal is to play again this season.”
The 39-year-old quarterback also mentioned he will be getting his stitches out this week and has been rehabbing five hours a day. Rodgers was spotted on the sideline during warmups for Sunday night’s game with the Chiefs using crutches and wearing an air cast. He chatted with owner Woody Johnson before catching up with Chiefs star – and Swift’s rumored boyfriend – Travis Kelce.
He surprised his teammates this week when he returned to them unannounced on Saturday, giving a speech prior to the primetime game. Multiple reports suggest that he told the team to stop pointing fingers at one another and be better teammates.