The 21-day practice window has officially opened for Aaron Rodgers to return to play. Rodgers has already said that his own personal health, combined with the playoff positioning of the Jets, will ultimately determine whether we see him on the field at all during the 2023 season. So, today’s little administrative tidbit could either mean something, or closer to nothing. With the 4–7 Jets on their third quarterback of the season, and a sneakily competitive schedule down the stretch, we are more inclined at the moment to believe this is simply something to talk about.
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However, I would like to present a case for Rodgers playing this year, no matter what. I can already hear you on two different levels. We shouldn’t be telling someone what to do with their own personal health. Noted. Agreed. On a larger scale, we should not be inviting a very, very, very soon-to-be 40-year-old man to vigorously run around on a practice field and in games just 11 weeks after he tore his Achilles. Also noted, and confirmed after having recently seen a video of my racing someone and getting a gruesome picture of the male athletic form post-35.
