Aaron Rodgers, the Jets' quarterback, has been practicing and pushing to return despite being 13 weeks removed from Achilles surgery. The team has until Wednesday to activate him off IR, with the decision possibly influenced by the game against the Dolphins. However, Rodgers has admitted he's not 100% healed and won't play this season. He also expressed a desire to continue playing beyond 2024.
Aaron Rodgers won’t return to game action for the Jets this season, but New York still activated the quarterback from injured reserve Wednesday as part of his rehab, coach Robert Saleh said Wednesday. Details ⤵️ https://t.co/sBDvrjgU3v
🏈Aaron Rodgers, 40, activated to Jets’ roster — but won't play again this season 4x MVP will not return from Achilles faster than any. @antwanstaley “I feel like I can play for more ... be effective into my 40s ... see what I can get out of this body.” https://t.co/1Thjg0dlJW
The #Jets have activated Aaron Rodgers off IR despite him admitting he's not ready to play. Is it worth the roster spot at this point of the season? More on Rodgers' injury: https://t.co/NG0VAkJbxe #TakeFlight | #NFL https://t.co/hq5bIlxRIO
‘He tried everything he could to get back… If we got a couple of wins, maybe it’d be a different conversation.’ Robert Saleh explains why the #Jets activated Aaron Rodgers off IR, even though the QB won't play again this season #TakeFlight READ: https://t.co/eCDPy0hFTP https://t.co/KiSRzpnPMs
#Jets QB Aaron Rodgers activated from IR as next step in rehab for return next season. “He tried everything he could to get back. ... Who knows if the circumstances were different? Get a couple of these wins, maybe we’re having a different conversation." https://t.co/wS5i9clGqI
Story: Latest in the #Jets' QB soap opera: Rodgers: Activated, will continue to practice, won't play. Wilson: Still in concussion protocol, not ruled out (yet) Siemian: Could be 4th starter this year Rypien: Waiting in the wings b/c you never know https://t.co/coc50Xehv6
Jets to activate Aaron Rodgers off IR to allow QB to continue to practice with team https://t.co/0ZoqmOPaqx https://t.co/rLwY6nTtNR
Jets activate Aaron Rodgers from injured reserve but confirm he'll miss rest of 2023 season https://t.co/QbzbpBjKFY
The Jets have activated Aaron Rodgers to the 53-man roster so he can continue practicing this season as part of his rehab process. https://t.co/HTB8kstwYY
Aaron Rodgers will be activated off Injured Reserve by the Jets. Rodgers will continue his rehab and will keep practicing with the team. Via NFL insider Ian Rapoport. (via @RapSheet) #NFL #AaronRodgers #NewYork #Jets https://t.co/Ka7jkplJp2
Aaron Rodgers activated to Jets’ 53-man roster, but will not play again this season https://t.co/PDAWMcZStw
The Jets are adding Aaron Rodgers to the active roster to continue his Achilles rehab https://t.co/SdvR4fLBqe
NEW: Aaron Rodgers will remain on Jets’ active roster to practice, but will not play in a game this season https://t.co/BNDvgN5ifb
Aaron Rodgers likely won't play this season, but Jets coach Robert Saleh said the quarterback will be activated to the 53-man roster. https://t.co/7R4ldE74wF
#UPDATE: Jets head coach Robert Saleh just confirmed Aaron Rodgers will, indeed, not play this season. https://t.co/giKfkqOD18
Robert Saleh: Aaron Rodgers won't be playing, will be activated to keep practicing. https://t.co/IpvygqVaWc
The Jets have added Aaron Rodgers to their active roster to keep practicing as part of his rehab process. (h/t @AdamSchefter) https://t.co/opRXOY0ygJ
Jets HC Robert Saleh confirms QB Aaron Rodgers won’t be playing again this season. Jets are activating Rodgers to the 53-man roster as part of his rehab process. https://t.co/gJtPve5ndW
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers to be activated off of Injured Reserve. Coach Robert Saleh says he will be added to the active roster to keep practicing as part of his rehab process, but will not play this season. https://t.co/LZrYjnchpG
Aaron Rodgers activated from IR so he can practice https://t.co/WHyrhsp03h
Robert Saleh said he thinks Aaron Rodgers is going to play "until the wheels fall off." #Jets
Aaron Rodgers will be activated off IR. https://t.co/CPrOcUeyVL
The Jets plan to activate Aaron Rodgers off of injured reserve, per @RapSheet. The move allows Rodgers to participate in team practices while he continues his rehab. https://t.co/4uWEIOHAAg
Aaron Rodgers has been activated to the 53-man roster so he can keep practicing He will not play again this season https://t.co/z7Tor3BP9j
Even though Aaron Rodgers will not play in a game this year, he has been activated on to the Jets’ 53-man roster just so he can continue practicing this season.
Jets are activating Aaron Rodgers onto the active roster because the team has roster flexibility, coach Robert Slaeh said. But… “He’s not playing” this year Saleh said.
Jets coach Robert Saleh says the team will activate QB Aaron Rodgers today, as part of his rehab. Zach Wilson remains in the concussion protocol.
Coach Saleh says that QB Aaron Rodgers will be added to the active roster to keep practicing as part of his rehab process. https://t.co/grGFGnf55F
Aaron Rodgers will be activated from IR so he can keep practicing, but he will not be activated on game days. #Jets
The #Jets have activated QB Aaron Rodgers to the 53-man roster in order for him to continue practicing. HC Robert Saleh confirmed he's not going to play in a game for them this year. https://t.co/7xq4aG0KIH
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The #Jets are activating QB Aaron Rodgers off injured reserve, per @RapSheet He is not 100% ready yet. https://t.co/62K7vg6dqw
Saleh says QB Aaron Rodgers WILL be activated from IR as part of the next part of his rehab. Saleh says #Jets have the roster flexibility to do so - but Rodgers will not play again this season.
Aaron Rodgers will continue his rehab and this keeps him on the practice field, which is invaluable for the players. He couldn’t be on the field otherwise, and the #Jets have the roster flexibility. https://t.co/AmR0nDolkm
Robert Saleh says the Jets will activate Aaron Rodgers today, so he can continue his rehab. But he will not play this season.
Aaron Rodgers will be activated to the 53, Saleh says. He can keep practicing. #Jets
Aaron Rodgers is being activated
#Jets QB Aaron Rodgers will be activated off Injured Reserve, source said Rogers said on @PatMcAfeeShow he’s not yet ready to play after his Achilles tear. But he’ll continue his rehab. https://t.co/HwpzVLhAEx
Aaron Rodgers seemed to convince the Jets he could return from Achilles surgery faster than any player in NFL history. Believing him cost the Jets their season. @NoraPrinciotti: https://t.co/04rs1WwTtd
.@craigcartonlive has a message for Aaron Rodgers 😬 "You're not playing two years from now if you're playing behind that offensive line. If I'm the New York Jets, I gotta go get five dudes who can play offensive line. If I do that, now you got a Super Bowl contending team." https://t.co/BC7tPoWqQI
Aaron Rodgers says his Achilles won’t be 100% for about three weeks, but he would’ve pushed to play if the #Jets still were alive. Even then, he might not have been cleared. We’ll never know. Year 1 is over. https://t.co/qt1bXX1sN8
Aaron Rodgers says he isn’t 100 percent healed from Achilles injury https://t.co/lePypenBuE
From @NFLTotalAccess: #Jets QB Aaron Rodgers said, See you in 2024 (and beyond). https://t.co/G3oleB6f58
Aaron Rodgers has no intentions to retire any time soon 👀 (via @PatMcAfeeShow) https://t.co/XScgntufPr
Aaron Rodgers won't play in 2023 but eyes two more seasons as Jets QB and much more. https://t.co/mWtZJ5LA4p
New story: It was a helluva comeback attempt, but Aaron Rodgers turns his sights to 2024 -- and beyond. #Jets https://t.co/qt1bXX1sN8
Aaron Rodgers will return in 2024 with New York Jets out of playoff hunt https://t.co/CU2JIQHtJM
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers concedes he won't play again this season, says 2024 won't be last in NFL https://t.co/rRoLWi48kW https://t.co/SywUkU9MvX
A return in 2023 doesn't seem likely for Aaron Rodgers. 👀 https://t.co/JidsiqDxpp https://t.co/nwOPU8mtYC
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers tells Pat McAfee he’s not yet 100% after Achilles, won’t push to play “If I was 100% today, I’d be definitely pushing to play, but I’m not ... just not realistic at 14 weeks.” Rodgers wanted Sunday to mark his unprecedented return. https://t.co/nrG7e7PP8m
Aaron Rodgers’ return will come next season with #Jets out of playoff hunt and QB not 100% healthy. Rodgers supports Douglas, Saleh & Hackett - and adds that Jets need a "reload" at some spots and not a "rebuild" this offseason. https://t.co/A3TjI2CNj6
From @TheAthletic: Aaron Rodgers says if he was 100% healthy he'd be pushing to return, but with the Jets eliminated from playoff contention and "without a timetable to come back," his season appears to be over. https://t.co/uilIoNyJt5
So to recap Aaron Rodgers from his @PatMcAfeeShow appearance: * He basically confirmed that he's not playing again this season. He said there would've been a conversation if the #Jets had won on Sunday. But elimination, coupled with him not being 100% healthy, has led him to…
Aaron Rodgers won't return to Jets this season. No miracle comeback for the quarterback who tore his Achilles four snaps into the season. #Jets https://t.co/tseMwyp89N
Aaron Rodgers plans to continue his NFL career and "see what I can get out of this body" 💪 (via @PatMcAfeeShow) https://t.co/FUDmcbnKYc
Aaron Rodgers doesn't plan for 2024 to be his final NFL season. https://t.co/40rQciXqvO
"I don't think next year will be my last year." - Aaron Rodgers (📽 via @PatMcAfeeShow) https://t.co/hy7N97pMHf
Aaron Rodgers admits he’s not fully healed, wants to play for Jets beyond 2024 https://t.co/P4g4B8prDt https://t.co/Fln4zmUcip
Aaron Rodgers says he would be pushing to come back if he was at 100%, but he's not there, per @RapSheet "Being medically cleared as 100% healed is not realistic at 14 weeks." https://t.co/TIGms8HNd9
Aaron Rodgers Reveals He Won't Return To Jets This Season | Click to read more 👇 https://t.co/n1kQj88iJh
NEWS: Aaron Rodgers tells @PatMcAfeeShow if he was 100% healthy he'd be pushing to return, but with the Jets eliminated from playoff contention and "without a timetable to come back," his season appears to be over. https://t.co/25kABDXlIY
Aaron Rodgers says on the Pat McAfee Show "Being medically cleared as 100% healed is not realistic at 14 weeks." Sounds like the comeback is off https://t.co/AqBPOLuwAO
NEW: Jets QB Aaron Rodgers all but confirms his season is over on the @PatMcAfeeShow. “If I was 100% I would play but I’m not… it’s not realistic at 14 weeks.” https://t.co/797ZYVpsR3 https://t.co/pSn434FEsn
Aaron Rodgers is leaving the door open to playing football beyond next season 👀 (Via: @PatMcAfeeShow) https://t.co/eO52tyNYC6
Aaron Rodgers says he doesn’t think next year will be his final year in the NFL. He wanted to play at least two years with the #Jets when he got traded and he views this season as a lost year. Rodgers just turned 40 years old. https://t.co/7xq4aG0KIH
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers, again to @PatMcAfeeShow: "I don't think next year will be my last year."
Aaron Rodgers said he doesn’t think 2024 is his last season. He wants to play more than one year. Said he believes in the #Jets leadership.
Aaron Rodgers said on @PatMcAfeeShow that he doesn’t think next year will be his last year. He wanted to play at least two years and views this as a lost year. #Jets
Rodgers: "I don't think next year will be my last year." #Jets
Aaron Rodgers said he doesn’t think the 2024 season will be his final one in the NFL. He feels like he wanted two season and 2023 was a “lost year.”
Rodgers hasn't made any definitive statements about coming back, but it certainly sounds like he's not going to play, considering the team's playoff elimination and his own health. #Jets
Aaron Rodgers said on The Pat McAfee Show that if he was 100%, he’d be pushing to come back. But he currently is not there. “Being medically cleared as 100% healed is not realistic at 14 weeks."
BREAKING: #Jets QB Aaron Rodgers all but confirms his season is over, saying he’s 3-4 weeks away from being medically cleared to return, he said on @PatMcAfeeShow https://t.co/oH9vcdb7l0
#Jets QB Aaron Rodgers says on @PatMcAfeeShow that if he were 100%, he’d be pushing to come back. But he’s not there. “Being medically cleared as 100% healed is not realistic at 14 weeks."
#Jets QB Aaron Rodgers says on @PatMcAfeeShow that he's not 100% fully medically cleared as of now, and it's probably more realistic in another 3-4 weeks. This basically confirms his season is over. https://t.co/ScQi7tRdQI
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers to @PatMcAfeeShow: "If I was 100% today, I'd definitely be pushing to play. But the fact is, I'm not. I've been working hard to get closer ... I'm still 14 weeks tmrw from my surgery. And being medically cleared as 100% healed is not realistic at 14 weeks."
Aaron Rodgers on @PatMcAfeeShow says being 100 percent at 14 weeks post surgery on Achilles is not realistic to be medically cleared. Said it would probably take 3 or 4 more weeks. Obviously not coming back 2023.
Aaron Rodgers acknowledges he's not 100%. Says he'd be pushing to play if he were 100%, but he's not there yet. Will take another few weeks. via @PatMcAfeeShow #Jets
Aaron Rodgers on @PatMcAfeeShow says he will not be 100 percent for another 3-4 weeks but tbd conversation has been about “his willingness to play.” #Jets
Robert Saleh says there's no update on Aaron Rodgers. Still needs to be medically cleared before those conversations as to whether he's activated Wed. As for starting QB next Sun, it would be Zach Wilson if he clears concussion protocol. If not, it'll be Trevor Siemian. #Jets
Robert Saleh still doesn’t have an update about Aaron Rodgers. The Jets have two days to either activate Rodgers or he will be out for the rest of the season.
Saleh with no update on Aaron Rodgers and a possible return. Still two days to make the decision, but Saleh says, "Aaron wants to play." #Jets
Jets have until Wednesday to activate Aaron Rodgers off IR; game vs. Dolphins could impact decision (via @RapSheet) https://t.co/104T0QxQSR https://t.co/eiQ7831wIM
Aaron Rodgers could be activated as soon as this week, depending on the result of today's Jets game. https://t.co/gSIPzlBg08
#Jets QB Aaron Rodgers has progressed enough in rehab to make being medical cleared possible, sources say. But Sunday’s game against the #Dolphins will help determine if he ever plays. My story: https://t.co/gx1Lk2407F
Jets have until Wednesday to activate Aaron Rodgers off IR; game vs. Dolphins could impact decision, per @RapSheet https://t.co/104T0QxQSR https://t.co/fluunpKvvF
Aaron Rodgers ‘pushing it’ in Jets practice with return deadline close https://t.co/smEawd3qpq https://t.co/gmEWocuhwr
#Jets HC Robert Saleh said Aaron Rodgers "pushed it" in practice on Thursday and went under center and did some bootlegs. "Looks normal to me. It's unbelievable. ... This dude is grinding to try and get himself back." https://t.co/wcxAb0NRGP
Aaron Rodgers' 21-day practice window ends next Wednesday. If they don't put him on the 53-man roster, he stays on IR rest of season. If they activate him, it keeps hope going he will play again this season. Could come down to whether Jets win Sun in Miami vs. banged-up Dolphins
Aaron Rodgers is back on the practice field. Moving well, considering he’s only 13 weeks removed from Achilles surgery. #Jets https://t.co/onu1hdnKTr