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Jets' Aaron Rodgers: 2023 Injury Made Me Think 'Damn, That's How I'm Gonna Go Out?'

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers thought his career was over after suffering a season-ending Achilles injury against the Buffalo Bills just minutes into last season, to the point where he wondered in the training room post-injury about how he potentially just went out to close his career.

Rodgers made his remarks in a sitdown interview with ESPN's Alex Smith, who asked the 40-year-old about his memories from Sept. 11, 2023, when the four-time MVP made his first appearance with Gang Green following an incredible amount of fanfare on an emotional evening in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

"It's kind of a blur, honestly.