There are hot takes, and there are absurd takes.
Billy Gil of the The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz floated a wild conspiracy theory Tuesday that Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers never actually suffered a torn right Achilles tendon in Week 1 against the Bills.
Rodgers’s progress in his rehabilitation process continues to spark hope that the 10-time Pro Bowler could return to the field this season. The 39-year-old signal-caller’s impressive recovery now has led to a theory as to whether the quarterback has been truthful about the injury.
“Is it crazy to wonder if [Rodgers] ever never actually tore his Achilles?” said Gil.
“Is it crazy to wonder if he (Aaron Rodgers) never actually tore his achilles?…” - @billygil
— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) November 7, 2023
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The four-time NFL MVP has openly expressed his determination to return well ahead of the normal recovery time of four to six months.
Instead of pouring cold water on Gil’s smoldering take, host Dan Le Batard applauded the contrarian opinion.
“That is a great theory,” said Le Batard. “I wish I was wearing some sort of costume. I’d be willing to seriously put out the conspiracy theory. Better than the theory that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce is a propaganda concoction by the NFL to drive ratings. To throw out the conspiracy theory that Aaron Rodgers, since he went into the darkness retreat, all he found in the darkness is, ‘I must come back hell-bent on beating science.’”
Less than two months since suffering the injury, Rodgers has shed his crutches and begun throwing 50-yard passes. He looks so good in recovery that he’s now sparked a wild conspiracy theory.
