Reflecting on what he called a "wild year," New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers admitted that he harbored dark thoughts in the immediate aftermath of his season-ending Achilles tear last Sept. 11.
"I was really thinking, 'This is it. You don't come back from this injury,'" Rodgers, 40, said in two-hour interview on the "I Can Fly" podcast, which dropped Tuesday.
Rodgers, who got choked up at one point, described a rollercoaster of emotions. He said the trade to the Jets, after 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, restored his passion for football.