NFL's Aaron Rodgers Makes Remarkable Recovery, Cleared To Practice

Just 79 days after Aaron Rodgerstore his Achilles in the Jets season-opener, the NFL quarterback is cleared, and the Jets opened up the 21-day practice window.

Fans of the sport cannot believe it as a torn Achilles typically takes six months or longer. With the 21-day practice window opening for Rodgers, he could return to play for the New York Jets this season.

Rodgers has already been walking around without crutches for a few weeks now, and he was even spotted throwing the football around with his teammates during pre-game warm-ups. Plus, in week 10, Rodgers did say he plans to be back in “a few weeks.”

Aaron Rodgers already made it known that he plans to play for the New York Jets again as just days after his surgery in September, he said “I think what I’d like to say is, give me the doubts. Give me the timetables. Give me all the things that you think can, should, or will happen because all I need is that one little extra percent of inspiration. That’s all I need.”

“So give me your doubts, give me your prognostications, and then watch what I do,” Rodgers added at the time. Ever since, Rodgers has been making a remarkable recovery, and is now taking the next step to his NFL return.

When speaking on Rodgers' rehab and recovery, Jets head coach Robert Saleh said, “This isn’t so much getting ready to play as it is a progression in his rehab. … There’s certain things that he’s been cleared for that we’re going to allow him to do."

"How is this possible ??," one NFL fan wrote in the comments section as another said, "As a packers fan that Arod is different."

"Everyone called AR a conspiracy theorist/nut for his health practices and outlooks, but dude healed from a torn Achilles in less than three months," another user added.

"Nobody has ever seen anything like this," linebacker C.J. Mosley said on Rodgers' recovery. "You can just look at the process and where he’s at now with the injury and just be happy for him, be glad that he’s able to walk, be glad that he’s even in this position to try to play football again, especially this early.

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Following the Jets loss to the Chargers during ‘Monday Night Football’ in week 10, Rodgers shook hands with Chargers’ safety Derwin James, who asked Rodgers, “When you coming back?”

Rodgers responded, “A few weeks.”

Jets left guard Laken Tomlinson said, "Just seeing Aaron this morning and actually seeing Aaron in there doing treatment -- a guy who’s in there doing everything he can treatment-wise, and for me, coming in after game that we had and seeing him, how hard he’s been working, that was motivation.

In August 2023, the future Hall of Famer came to a three-year, $112.5 million deal with the New York Jets, which included $75 million in fully guaranteed money for 2023 and 2024.

The Jets (4-7) are on a four-game losing streak.