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Aaron Rodgers says he'll 'rise yet again' in Instagram message after season-ending Achilles injury

Aaron Rodgers will endure a long recovery from his torn Achilles he suffered Monday night and whether he returns to the football field again is to be determined.

But if his Instagram message Wednesday is any indication, a light is still shining amid the current darkness for the former Green Bay Packers quarterback.

"The night is darkest before the dawn," Rodgers, 39, wrote on his Instagram account Wednesday afternoon, his first comments since the injury. "And I shall rise yet again."

Two days after the devastating injury, the New York Jets QB thanked his supporters who reached out and promised to "get back to all of you soon.