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During a recent appearance on the “icanfly” podcast, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers admitted he feared the worst when he suffered a torn Achilles four offensive snaps into the 2023 regular season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I was heartbroken on Sept. 11 in the locker room, thinking my career might be over and that\u2019s how I\u2019m going to go out,” Rodgers said, per Andy Vasquez<\/a> of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rodgers, who turned 40 years old this past September, hinted<\/a> shortly after he went down that he could try to pull off what would have been a remarkable return to action before Week 18. It then became clear<\/a> by the middle of October that he was serious about potentially playing if the Jets were in the playoff race in late December.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gang Green instead lost five straight games and six of seven contests to drop from 4-3 to 5-9 before cooler heads prevailed.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Running on the field on 9-11, with an American flag, something I had never done in my life,” Rodgers said about what remains the top highlight of his Jets tenure. “To run on the field on a special day, when our country, 22 years ago went through some major tragedy was very special. And then for it all to be taken away.”\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n