This Monday (8), Aaron Rodgers told reporters that he hopes to play beyond next season, after his Achilles injury took him out of this year’s season.
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“It was a really difficult year. It hit me last night after the game. Just feeling like a lost year and that I missed out on a lot of opportunity. Just thinking if I would have been out there things would be different”, Rodgers told the reporters.
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“I’m thankful for a lot of things that happened during that time, the relationships that formed and the people that showed up for me. Adversity can bring the worst or the best in you. And I’m thankful for the lessons that I learned in the process of the sadness and frustration”, added the Jets quarterback.
Rodgers also said that he is ready to complete his rehab, after having surgery on his Achilles last year. He will start training to be ready for a full return in the fall. The quarterback also revealed that this wasn’t a one-year commitment.
“This is not a one-year, in my mind. It’s a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately. And I’m going to have to go out and prove I can still play at a high level, but I would like this to be more than just this year”, said Rodgers.
The Jets player added that he wants to prove he still belongs as the team’s starting quarterback the year after, but admitted that next season is a turning point for many people in the organization.
“We’re all going to be on the hot seat next year. It’s going to be an important year for all of us. I love that. We should approach that every single year. If you have a down year, there’s going to be people calling for you to move on — especially when you’re 40 years old”, added Rodgers.