New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers sounds all-in on taking snaps throughout Saturday’s preseason finale in opposition to the New York Giants regardless of the specter of doable damage.
“There’s always that risk-reward,” Rodgers stated Tuesday about probably struggling a bodily setback throughout a meaningless exhibition recreation, per Rich Cimini of ESPN. “I think over the years it just hasn’t made sense based on a number of different factors. I used to enjoy playing in the preseason back in my younger years, just to kind of maybe take that first hit or feel the nerves on the first drive. So, I look forward to being out there.”
Rodgers final appeared in a preseason recreation with the Green Bay Packers in 2018 and has encountered a number of calf-related scares since he formally joined the Jets in late April. Jets head coach Robert Saleh nonetheless insisted earlier on Tuesday he is beginning Rodgers in opposition to the Giants on Saturday as a result of one “can’t coach scared” or “play scared.”
Rodgers added Tuesday he “was already leaning toward asking [Saleh] to play” in opposition to the Giants so the 39-year-old might proceed constructing chemistry with new teammates forward of the Week 1 matchup versus the Buffalo Bills on Sept. 11.
“We’ve got to get a lot done the next two weeks,” Rodgers defined, in accordance to Jack Bell of the Jets’ web site. “When the speed amps up, the urgency amps up…There’s not a wasted rep indoors or out on the field. You’ve got to make every rep count.”
Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett served as Rodgers’ OC in Green Bay from 2019 via the 2021 season, so the longer term Hall of Famer is already fairly snug together with his present playbook. Despite that actuality, Rodgers is predicted to full greater than a single offensive collection in opposition to the Giants, so nervous Jets followers needs to be ready to maintain their breaths all through Saturday’s encounter till their new QB1 exchanges a helmet for a headset.
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