The four-time MVP quarterback was heard in a video telling a Los Angeles Chargers player that he could be back in “a few weeks” after the Jets lost 27-6 on Monday Night Football. (Watch the clip below.)
Rodgers, who tore his Achilles tendon just four snaps into the season, was seen throwing the ball 50 yards or so before the game at MetLife Stadium. But what truly got fans buzzing on social media was this postgame conversation with Chargers safety Derwin James:
“When you coming back?” James asked.
“Give me a few weeks,” Rodgers said.
A promise? Wishful thinking? Self-promotion? A glib red herring?
Granted, Rodgers, 39, does appear well ahead of schedule in his recovery, but the average time for an NFL player to return to full activity from an Achilles tear is 9 to 12 months.
The Jets faithful and others can only hope for sooner. And they did.
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