Bernhard Langer returns to the course just three months on from Achilles rupture after seeking recovery advice from Aaron Rodgers

Golf legend Bernhard Langer returns to golf on Friday as part of the PGA Tour Champions Insperity Invitational, three months after Achilles surgery and seeking advice from Aaron Rodgers.

Langer gave Rodgers the edge as the 66-year-old underwent the same ‘SpeedBridge’ procedure to repair his Achilles tendon. Rodgers couldn’t get healthy enough to return to the NFL in three months, when the Jets’ regular season was still underway.

Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon four offensive snaps into his time as a New York Jet and did not play the rest of the season.

Rodgers’ attempts to make a comeback to the gridiron in time for a possible Jets playoff push were highly publicized, mainly due to the “SpeedBridge” surgery he underwent from doctor Neal ElAttrache.

Langer sought advice from Rodgers after suffering the injury, but his surgery was not performed by ElAttrache. He suffered the injury not on the golf course, but while playing pickleball.

Rodger’s first season as a New York Jet lasted four offensive snaps before the Achilles injury

Langer won just three PGA Tour events, but is a legend on the European Tour, with 42 all-time wins, which is second all-time.

Later in life, Langer added to his golf resume with 46 victories on the Champions Tour, the most ever.

Rodgers is also hoping for late-career heroics as he turns 41 in the middle of next NFL season.

During his final years with the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers showed late in his career that he could be an effective NFL quarterback, on par with Tom Brady’s relevance.

Now Rodgers and Langer will both look to prove that they can both still be among the best in their sports after Achilles surgery.