Novel York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers stated or not it is “special” to nonetheless be playing in the NFL sooner than Thursday’s dwelling opener in opposition to the Novel England Patriots and head coach Jerod Mayo.
Rodgers, 40, and Mayo, 38, final faced off on reverse sides of an NFL field after they were both players.
Mayo retired as a linebacker in 2015 after eight seasons, while Rodgers is heading into his 20th one year as an NFL quarterback.
“It just gets a little weird when you’re playing against head coaches you played against, and you’re playing with guys that could be your kid,” Rodgers stated on Tuesday, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini. “Yeah, it’s a good reminder of how special it is to still be playing at 40.”
Rodgers told reporters the shortened week between the Jets’ Sunday procure over the Tennessee Titans and the Thursday night contest in opposition to the Patriots items an additional enviornment for him.
“It’s definitely tough on the body, tough on the week, but easier for a guy who’s 20 than a guy’s who’s 40,” Rodgers stated. “But I’ll be ready.”
The Jets roster facets the league’s youngest participant, 20-one year-passe Braelon Allen, who ran for a 20-yard touchdown in opposition to the Titans.
Rodgers, who handed the ball off to Allen for the touchdown, stated he’d been gazing the operating help since his age-17 freshman season at Wisconsin in 2017.
“He turned 18 in January of his freshman year,” Rodgers stated, per Cimini. “Now he’ll turn 21 in January of his rookie year. That’s crazy.”
In the period in-between Rodgers, who turns 41 in December, is the oldest participant in the NFL.
Rodgers’ contemporary contract with the Jets runs by the 2025 season, even supposing he has yet to commit to playing after 2024.
That places stress on the Jets to point of curiosity on this season, beginning with Thursday’s sport at MetLife Stadium, the place Rodgers suffered a season-ending injure for the length of his Jets debut final season.
The feeble quarterback will hope for a better final consequence as he looks to ebook the Jets to a 2-1 season-opening file with a procure over Mayo and the Patriots.
