Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback for the New York Jets, had a serious setback when he tore his Achilles tendon four plays into the NFL season.
He tore or ruptured his Achilles tendon completely, yet he’s recovering just like Wolverine. A lot of people thought that this injury would keep him out of the game until 2024, especially considering his age—he turns 40 in December.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets discarded the crutches and walking boot less than five weeks after rupturing his left Achilles tendon. During the team’s most recent game, he surprised everyone by walking onto the field for pregame warm-ups and beginning to throw passes.
According to a recent story, Rodgers saw a specialist and underwent a novel operation that may enable him to return to the field sooner rather than later.
“Rodgers texted Dr. Neal ElAttrache immediately when he got back to the locker room and scheduled surgery within the next 48 hours.
Rodgers then flew out to Los Angeles and underwent an innovative new procedure called a Speed Bridge repair.
The TLDR is that the speed bridge repair is less invasive (2-3 centimeter cut) and can reduce your recovery time from 9-12 months to 5-6 months.”
Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles on September 11th.
He then had an innovative new surgery to repair the tendon and is already walking without a boot and throwing the football just five weeks later.
But could he actually come back this year?
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— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) October 20, 2023
During his weekly interview on “The Pat McAfee Show,” 39-year-old Aaron Rodgers stated that he was “obviously, ahead of schedule,” “felt great” when throwing, and only had “a little bit of a limp.”
Rodgers stated, “It just felt a little bit more normal, anything I’ve tried to do, in a time that has been the abnormal.”
Rodgers has already exceeded the typical recovery times for that kind of injury, which often keep players out of action for six to nine months. His actions have the potential to alter both the NFL and future recovery times for players with similar injuries.
