The New York Jets are on a bye this week, but the drama swirling within their troubled organization hasn’t stopped yet.
Aaron Rodgers, who has been described as “rough” in recent months, is reportedly resisting medical scans offered by the Jets. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Rodgers “did not want to reveal the severity of his injury for fear of having to be taken off the field.”
“Battered” is a catch-all term used when a player is suffering from multiple injuries, and that’s certainly the case with Rodgers. But now the continued lack of details about his injury makes more sense. The Jets reportedly don’t know what’s going on with Rodgers. At this point, it’s not even clear if Rodgers knows the details of his injury.
These injuries, whose severity is unknown, could hinder his ability to improve his game. The 40-year-old missed just four games into the 2023 season with an Achilles tendon injury and has attracted leg-related injuries since his return. After the Jets’ loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 4, Rodgers said his knee was a little swollen, but Rapoport said Rodgers also had a “significant” hamstring injury and would still play. He is said to have claimed that A week later, he suffered a lower ankle sprain in a game against the Minnesota Vikings. Then, in Week 7, Rodgers’ hamstring problem returned. He’s played through all these injuries.
With six games left in the season, the Jets have fired their head coach and general manager and are working on a rebuild, but Rodgers’ reported resistance to team treatment suggests he wants to play in 2025. It may have something to do with his wishes. As a reserve player, he doesn’t have a chance to show improvement or prove to at least one GM or owner that he still has enough left to lead the team to glory at (almost) 41 years old.
Playing through multiple injuries may not be the best way for Rodgers to accomplish that, but it’s his only option if he wants to be the starting quarterback in 2025. may judge.
