Aaron Rodgers' rehab: Everything Jets QB said about Achilles tear in Week 6 of recovery
Aaron Rodgers is recovering from a torn Achilles suffered in the first week of the season, and while the quarterback has been pushing hard to make an incredulous, surprise comeback in 2023, the odds are stacked against him.
Check out how Aaron Rodgers' recovery has been going through - in his own words.
Aaron Rodgers' recovery timeline: How the New York Jets quarterback is progressing
Here's what Aaron Rodgers said throughout the weeks about how his recovery has been:
Week 1:
Rodgers tore his Achilles four snaps into a game against the Buffalo Bills.
"I'm going to try and push this thing as much as it will allow me to. I got to see where I'm at after a week and two weeks and a month and two months. And then we'll see what the conversation is from that."
Week 2:
There's been a few guys who come back at four and a half. But I'm going to do everything I can rehab-wise to put myself in a position to be ready to play football again at some point.”Week 3:
Week 3:
I'm trying to inspire people to look at recovery in a different way, and hopefully, through this process, I can get back when it's safe and right for me and also inspire people to not look at this injury as some kind of death sentence for a career, which at one point it really was, but look at this as another injury that people can come back from and thrive
Week 4
In a direct treatment live at The Pat McAfee's Show:
Yeah, it's five-minute sequences here. I'm in the middle of my rehab, so you'll hear noises from ten minutes again.
Week 5:
"I believe in the power of intention, in the power of your mind and willpower. Dr. Neal ElAttrache did an innovative surgery, and I asked him if we could push it if we could push it beyond the normal protocols. Cam Akers had the same surgery and returned in about five months, but I've just wanted to do things quicker and smarter."
Week 6:
It's been more of a grind the last week or so, but a lot of good things were trending towards trying to get down to 100% walking normally. I invited Eli [Manning] last night to play a little catch with me, so maybe on Sunday, I plan on being back for our game as the road team at MetLife. I haven't been on crutches since returning from the game on the 15th. But I don't quite have the strength in my calf to be able to walk without limping.
It's still unlikely that Aaron Rodgers will return in the 2023 season, but the New York Jets certainly hope he can pull off another miracle.