Aaron Rodgers has been battling far more than most people realize to take the field each week as the New York Jets’ starting quarterback.
On Sunday, December 8, NFL Insider Jay Glazer shared details during the FOX NFL pregame show.
“Aaron Rodgers, what nobody knows, is how many injuries he has been dealing with this whole season. There has been a grade two hamstring strain, which is really a tear, an MCL sprain, [and] a high ankle sprain. He has been fighting through a lot of that, and it raised him up a lot in the eyes of his teammates,” Glazer explained.
Sunday’s @NFLonFOX scoopage… @AaronRodgers12 fought through wayyyy more painful injuries than people realized this year, which propped him MORE in the eyes of his teammates, while others including owner talked of his benching his teammates didn’t feel same way seeing how much…
Details on Injuries Would Explain a Lot for the Jets
Understanding the full extent of Rodgers’ injuries this season casts his play in a much different light.
While he is on pace to break several single-season Jets quarterback records, this says more about the team’s historically poor QB performances than it does about Rodgers’ current level of play.
Through the first 13 games of the season, Rodgers has completed 63.1% of his passes, thrown for 2,966 yards, and has a 20-touchdown-to-8-interception ratio.
Glazer shared his report before the Jets’ Week 14 matchup against the Miami Dolphins. Ahead of the game, Rodgers noted he felt as healthy as he had all season, and it showed on the field. The four-time NFL MVP recorded his first 300+ yard passing game in nearly three years.
At 41 years old, Rodgers has four games left in the 2024 regular season to prove he still has more left in the tank.
Rallying Cry for Final Jets Stretch of the Season
Rodgers revealed on The Pat McAfee Show that he has extra motivation to finish the season strong. One of his personal goals, following his Achilles injury, was to play in all 17 games this season for the Jets.
Glazer also noted that Rodgers’ Jets teammates want him to complete the season. Beyond supporting his personal goal, they’ve been inspired by the toughness he
