Posted on 09/12/2023 9:09:16 AM PDT by Red Badger
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers' 2023 season is over before it ever really got started. After the quarterback was injured on his fourth play of the Jets' opening game, head coach Robert Saleh told reporters following the Jets' 22-16 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills that they feared that the four-time NFL MVP tore his Achilles tendon. That is what was ultimately discovered following an MRI on Tuesday, CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones reports.
"It's not good," Saleh said.
The injury will be season-ending. On the Jets' first drive Monday night, Rodgers was injured and helped off the field by trainers. After a visit to the blue medical tent, he was carted to the locker room. After initially being labeled as questionable to return with an ankle injury, he was later downgraded to out. The Jets announced that his X-rays were negative.
Rodgers suffered the injury after being sacked by veteran pass rusher Leonard Floyd on a first-and-10 with 11:40 remaining in the first quarter. While it appeared at first that Rodgers was OK, he went back down to the turf while officials stopped play.
Check out what happened, here:
Aaron Rodgers was injured and helped off the field on the first Jets drive vs. the Bills. pic.twitter.com/vtKHRW566V
— ESPN (@espn) September 12, 2023 Trainers attended to Rodgers before helping him off the field while former No. 2 overall pick Zach Wilson replaced Rodgers under center. Coach Saleh told reporters after the game that Wilson will be the guy moving forward.
“To me the trip was incidental and after the defender was falling down as was the blocker.”
Defender was not falling down. The Jet guy was running downfield to block another defender when he trip the dude.
No trip and that defender would have made the tackle.
The “trip”also occurred way downfield and the Jets would have been close to field goal range anyway.
Buffalo wasn't going to score anyway, their offense was hot garbage in the second half.
My apologies. I didn’t realize how fragile your emotions are. You are obviously distraught over your team losing. It hurts, I know. But don’t worry. Tomorrow is another day and another opportunity to not be a loser.
Mot the way I saw it. The blocker was horizontal with his back to the coming defender who was clearly in a thrust forward motion. Could have easily missed the returner.
He tripped over the horizontal guy’s leg. It wasn’t an intentional trip. The Ref was right there.
15 yards from that spot, if called, would have been a first down around the 25.
We just see it different. I don’t think that would have kept the Jets from winning.
Besides, I’m too busy watching the Titans suck. LOL
“He tripped over the horizontal guy’s leg. It wasn’t an intentional trip. The Ref was right there.”
The block WAS intentional. Jets #55 was looking AND moving toward the #85. Just as he went to throw the block 85 pulled up to miss the block resulting in #55 blocking below the waist.
By players of either team after a change of possession; or
By players of the kicking team after a Free Kick, Safety Kick, Fair-Catch Kick, Punt, Field-Goal Attempt, or Try Kick; or
By players of the receiving team during a down in which there is a Free Kick, Safety Kick, Fair-Catch Kick, Punt, Field- Goal Attempt, or Try Kick.
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