- The 39-year-old Rodgers suffered the season-ending injury during his official debut against Buffalo
- He previously told McAfee that he planned to leave Green Bay for New York in the spring
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Aaron Rodgers plans to reveal the next steps in his career on The Pat McAfee Show on ESPN as fans eagerly await news on what’s next for the Jets quarterback following his season-ending Achilles injury.
“Aaron is a very unique and interesting person and he has a lot of thinking to do,” a source exclusively shared DailyMail.com Wednesday – two days after the 39-year-old Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon in his official debut for New York against the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium.
The Super Bowl
The Jets, seen by many as Super Bowl contenders this season, gave up a lot to acquire Rodgers in a blockbuster trade in April, trading for a 2023 second-rounder, a 2023 sixth-rounder and a conditional 2024 second-rounder. That would have become a first if Rodgers had played 65 percent of plays in 2023.
The two teams also traded 2023 first-round picks, dropping New York from No. 13 to No. 15.
Aaron Rodgers, 39, has a lot to think about after his first season with the Jets ended abruptly
Rodgers will reveal his future on Pat McAfee’s show, a source exclusively told DailyMail.com
Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon after being sacked by Bills defenseman Leonard Floyd on Monday
“At this time he has no definitive thoughts about retirement. He put so much into playing for the Jets and coming out of Green Bay. “He put so much emphasis on winning another Super Bowl that it is very important for him to get the job done in New York,” the same source added..
‘It would be a huge disappointment if his football career is now over. He’s going to have surgery and see how his rehabilitation goes, but he’s going to put all his effort into his recovery and from now on he plans to come back as best as he can. It’s important for him to finish his NFL story his way.”
Rodgers revealed his intention to leave the Green Bay Packers to play for the Jets in the spring on Pat McAfee’s show and he plans to do the same in regards to his devastating injury.
“As he makes decisions and things come out of the horse’s mouth, he will make his thoughts known to his friend and sports commentator Pat McAfee on his show,” the source added.
‘He has done that in the recent past and that will be the place where he will find out what he will do next, how his recovery is going and everything in between.’
DailyMail.com has contacted ESPN for comment.
In the spring, Rodgers shared his intention to leave the Packers for the Jets on McAfee’s TV show
Zach Wilson will remain the Jets’ starting QB while Rodgers is out for the foreseeable future
Jets head coach Robert Saleh told reporters on Wednesday that he would be “shocked” if Rodgers did not play again after his season-ending injury.
In terms of actual playing time, Rodgers played a total of 1 minute and 34 seconds before the clock was stopped following his injury, meaning he According to NBC New York, he gets paid about $399,000 per second of playing time he sees, or almost $24 million for that first minute alone.
Rodgers, who has earned $306.6 million in career earnings, agreed to a three-year, $150.8 million deal with the Packers in 2022 before agreeing to a restructured two-year, $75 million deal with the Jets in July. The new contract will see him earn about $35 million of the roughly $110 million in future guaranteed money he was previously owed.
It typically takes a few months (at least four to six) to recover from an Achilles tendon repair. In the meantime, Zach Wilson will remain the Jets’ starting quarterback for the foreseeable future.