Aaron Rodgers stays the quarterback for the New York Jets and there are not any plans to close him down due to nagging accidents, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich mentioned Monday.
Rodgers is “completely” the beginning quarterback for the Jets (3-8) towards the Seattle Seahawks (6-5), Ulbrich confirmed.
Responding to questions centered round experiences Rodgers was bypassing medical checks for minor leg accidents — a swollen knee and a young ankle — Ulbrich mentioned there was no dialogue about shelving Rodgers.
“All I can say — and also you’d should ask Aaron if he is totally wholesome — however he is higher off in the present day than he is been as of late,” Ulbrich mentioned. “So he is undoubtedly feeling more healthy than he has for in all probability the final month, and a wholesome Aaron Rodgers is the Aaron Rodgers all of us love. So, enthusiastic about what that appears like.”
Ulbrich, named interim coach in October, mentioned getting back from the staff’s bye week he wasn’t conscious of Rodgers skipping scans or X-rays.
“That is information to me,” Ulbrich mentioned Monday.
The Jets have misplaced seven of their final eight video games and Ulbrich mentioned Monday one space of focus after a bye week is protecting gamers targeted no matter playoff possibilities.
Rodgers turns 41 on Dec. 2 and mentioned he’s planning to return for the 2025 season regardless of disappointment over the outcomes so far of what he framed as a redemption season. Rodgers, acquired in a commerce from the Packers in 2023, was misplaced for all the season when he ruptured his Achilles on the primary possession of his debut with New York.
He has 17 touchdowns and 7 interceptions in 2024 however hasn’t thrown a decide for the reason that Oct. 20 loss at Pittsburgh.
The Jets are planning to maneuver ahead with entrance workplace interviews for normal supervisor and a everlasting head coach. Proprietor Woody Johnson’s relationship with Rodgers has been questioned publicly, however a contradicting report emerged Sunday stating the 2 just lately dined collectively in New York.
–Discipline Stage Media