Rodgers Potential Final NFL Year After Achilles Surgery

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00:00I think he might have one year of greatness, Scott, left in him.

00:07The recovery from the Achilles surgery was brutal.

00:10In the early hours of that recovery and rehab, he was questioning whether or not he could

00:14ever play again.

00:15He was questioning whether or not the Jets actually wanted him back.

00:19There were some dark, grim moments in those early weeks, but he overcame that.

00:23And then he actually, legitimately, it wasn't a publicity stunt, was trying to play at the

00:28end of last year.

00:29He told his trainer, Aaron Alexander, that if we beat Miami on December 17th on the road,

00:36I'm playing Christmas Eve against Washington.

00:39His trainer wanted him to wait until 2024 because he was afraid that he'd rush back,

00:44re-tear the Achilles, and that would be the end of his career.

00:47So obviously, the Jets lost that game 30 to nothing, so it became a moot point.

00:53But I think the football gods owe that fatalistic Jet fan base one here.

00:59They sort of owe Aaron Rodgers one here.

01:01And their roster's better.

01:03To me, they look like an 11 and 16.

01:05He's got to stay healthy for at least 14 or 15 starts, and hopefully it'll play out.