Well, well, well. What do you know? It turns out Aaron Rodgers won’t be making it back onto the field the New York Jets this season after all.
Despite a “will-he-or-won’t-he” that no one was asking for (aside from Jets fans), Rodgers made his weekly appearance on the Pat McAfee Show Tuesday and finally admitted the harsh truth most of us have known for months now: the quarterback has so much more work to do before returning from a ruptured Achilles he suffered in Week 1.
“If I was 100 percent today, I’d be definitely pushing to play,” Rodgers told McAfee. “But the fact is, I’m not.”
That a 40-year-old quarterback wasn’t able to complete the fastest recovery from a torn Achilles in NFL history should only shock those who took Rodgers’ previous remarks as gospel.
It’s simply not possible — as we’ve noted many, many times over the last three months whenever Rodgers has intimated he’ll be back before the season ends.
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Nov. 7: When Rodgers told Derwin James he'd return in a few weeks (then said he was joking)
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Nov. 13: When Rodgers told NBC his targeted return was mid-December
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Nov. 28: When Rodgers said his return hinged on the Jets' playoff push
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Nov. 29: When the Jets activated Rodgers' 21-day practice window
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Dec. 3: When news finally began to leak Rodgers was doubtful to return this year
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Dec. 17: When the Dolphins went up 24-0 on the Jets
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Dec. 18: When the Jets were officially eliminated from the playoff picture
