Aaron Rodgers Unveils His “Goal” For Rest Of 2023 Season Following Injury

In an unexpected turn of events, Aaron Rodgers, who suffered an Achilles injury during his New York Jets debut in September, has shared his goals for the rest of the 2023 season.

The surprising news was conveyed by NBC’s Melissa Stark during the Jets’ Sunday night game against the Kansas City Chiefs. It was disclosed, “He told me he was medically cleared to fly and traveled in from Los Angeles last night. He surprised the team at their hotel, with only Robert Saleh in the know. Rodgers told me he had to be here. He wanted to tell the team to relax – to ignore the noise – saying we’re only three games in. He plans to fly back to California this week to get his stitches removed and aggressively continue rehabbing over five hours a day. His plan is to be permanently rejoined with the team after their Week 7 bye. And he told me his goal is to play again this season.”

This visit to MetLife Stadium marked Rodgers’ first return since the injury occurred.

During a recent appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” the Jets’ quarterback stressed the importance of not establishing a specific recovery timeline. He remarked, “I don’t want to get caught in the timeline… I just want to get healthy, honestly — mentally and physically, honestly. But I’m going to do everything I can rehab-wise to put myself in a position to be ready to play football again at some point. That’s the goal. I mean, obviously, when this happened, there’s a lot of thoughts about, like, is that it? Cash it in, you’re done? I just don’t feel like I am. So, I’m going to put myself in a position to be able to play again and then see when that is.”