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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/OnlyMamaKnows on 2023-12-21 19:26:11.
Any of you who believed for one second that Aaron Rodgers was going to return to the field for the New York Jets this season, please raise your hand. I have some oceanfront land in Oklahoma I’d like to sell you.
But Rodgers couldn’t just work on his rehab and stay in the background. He still had to do his weekly appearance with Pat McAfee (who should tithe about 50 percent of his huge ESPN contract to Rodgers), and he nearly always said something that sent the internet buzzing. Then he started showing up on the sideline throwing passes, creating speculation that he might come back this season.
Rather than duck those rumors, Rodgers fanned them. It would depend, he said, on the Jets’ playoff chances and whether doctors cleared him. A friend of mine, like me a lifelong fan, texted me and said, “if he can come back in December we can still make the playoffs!”
This week, Rodgers was added to the active roster, because he had to be to continue “practicing” with the team. At the same time, Rodgers made clear (finally) he wouldn’t play this season, although he said he might want to play two more years instead of one.
Seriously? He’s taken four snaps in New York and he’s talking about playing in 2025 at the age of 41 and even 42? Of course, the comment made headlines and became a major radio and TV subject. Which was exactly what Rodgers wanted.