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 stated Monday.
Rodgers is “completely” the beginning quarterback for the Jets (3-8) in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks (6-5), Ulbrich confirmed.
Responding to questions centered round reviews Rodgers was bypassing medical exams for minor leg accidents — a swollen knee and a young ankle — Ulbrich stated there was no dialogue about shelving Rodgers.
“All I can say — and also you’d must ask Aaron if he is totally wholesome — however he is higher off right now than he is been as of late,” Ulbrich stated. “So he is positively 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, stated getting back from the workforce’s bye week he wasn’t conscious of Rodgers skipping scans or X-rays.
“That is information to me,” Ulbrich stated Monday.
The Jets have misplaced seven of their final eight video games and Ulbrich stated Monday one space of focus after a bye week is conserving gamers targeted no matter playoff probabilities.
Rodgers turns 41 on Dec. 2 and stated he’s planning to return for the 2025 season regardless of disappointment over the outcomes to this point of what he framed as a redemption season. Rodgers, acquired in a commerce from the Packers in 2023, was misplaced for the complete 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 common 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.
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