FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Only days away from his 20th season, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was in such an upbeat mood Thursday that he joked about last season's Achilles injury. Fully healed, the ever-confident star said he expects to deliver a memorable comeback season.
"I have a lot of pride in my performance, so when I take the field, I expect greatness because I've done it before," Rodgers said before practice. "So that's the kind of standard I hold myself to."
Rodgers, 40, the oldest player in the NFL, will face the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night, two days shy of the one-year anniversary of his torn Achilles.