Jets’ Aaron Rodgers initially thought that Achilles injury would end his career

While his current plan is to play at least two more years, Aaron Rodgers thought he had played his final down in the NFL after tearing his Achilles in Week 1 of the 2023 season. 

Rodgers recently revealed that he didn’t think that he’d be able to overcome an injury that has been a career-ender for several prominent athletes. Rodgers called his New York Jets debut “one of the most heartbreaking nights of my life,” as his season ended after just four plays. 

“I was really thinking, ‘This is it. You don’t come back from this injury,'” Rodgers recently said on the “I Can Fly” podcast, via ESPN. 

Rodgers’ fear that his career was over didn’t last long, though. Rodgers began to shift his mindset toward a comeback the day after his injury, when he and several close friends flew back to his home in California. 

That day, Rodgers asked his friends for a favor. 

“I said, ‘I need help. This is going to be really tough. I just need you all to be there for me on the tough days when I stop believing it’s possible,'” Rodgers recalled. “It’s hard to ask for help.”

Given what…

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Author : Bryan DeArdo

Publish date : 2024-04-11 00:02:11

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