Aaron Rodgers reveals he wants to return to Jets practice in two weeks
Aaron Rodgers is hoping to take flight sooner than later for the Jets.
The future Hall of Famer said during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” that he’d like to be back on the practice field in two weeks, roughly three months after undergoing surgery on his left Achilles.
While Rodgers didn’t necessarily confirm the Dec. 2 date that Fox Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer put out on Sunday, he did acknowledge that he’s said that he’d “love to be trending towards practicing by my birthday.”
Rodgers turns 40 on Dec. 2.
“Maybe that in the game of telephone got back that I want to [practice on Dec. 2], but I don’t think there’s any reason opening a designate to return off of IR on a Saturday,” Rodgers said. “Unless you’re going to activate me on a Sunday, so I don’t think necessarily that’s the way things are going as far as specific dates.”
That could mark Wednesday, Dec. 6, as a possible return date, according to ESPN, and give Rodgers three weeks to get back into shape for the Jets’ Week 16 matchup with the Washington Commanders.
The Jets’ quarterback has gone through a rapid recovery from the season-opening Achilles injury he suffered on just the fourth offensive play of the game.
At the time, some had speculated the injury could be it for Rodgers’ storied career, and admittedly, the thought had crossed his mind as well in the immediate aftermath.
“I think there was a thought after the injury, that was like, ‘This is it, I’m done. I can’t go through this rehab, you know, I’m too old for this s–t,’ ” Rodgers admitted on Tuesday. “I did a lot of soul searching and praying that night and I woke up in the morning and felt like, ‘Nah I’m coming back. I’m going to do this again. I’m going to climb the mountain one more time.’”
