NEWSLETTER
After four offensive plays Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Jets’ 2023 season took a dramatic turn for the worst. After being sacked by Bills edge rusher Leonard Floyd, Rodgers was carted off of the field by the Jets training staff and then helped to the locker room.
According to The Score’s Jordan Schultz, the Jets fear that Rodgers is dealing with a ruptured Achilles. “There is a fear that Jets QB Aaron Rodgers is dealing with an Achilles injury, per sources. It’s currently unknown if it’s ruptured. He’s expected to have an MRI on Monday, per sources.”
Schultz meant (and corrected) that the MRI would be scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday. Still, this is terrible news for the Jets.
If Schultz’s report is accurate, Aaron Rodgers’ 2023 season is likely over.
After Rodgers was carted off of the field and helped into the locker room he was seen making his way to the X-Ray room wearing a boot and then returning to the Jets locker room still in the walking boot on his left leg. According to the Jets, the X-Rays were negative, but Rodgers was still ruled out for the rest of tonight’s game.
For what it’s worth, Adam Schefter seemed to believe that the injury to Rodgers was a serious one during his half time hit on the Monday Night Football broadcast. On Sunday, Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins was ruled out with an ankle injury with X-Rays being negative and an MRI later in the evening confirmed a ruptured Achilles that will cost Dobbins the 2023 season.
You never want to see someone suffer a serious injury like this, and speculating is dangerous, but this seems like a potentially devastating blow to the Jets season right now.
