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Jets' Robert Saleh on Aaron Rodgers Playing In Preseason Finale: 'Can't Coach Scared'

New York Jets fans won't have to wait much longer for Aaron Rodgers' debut.

Jets coach Robert Saleh told reporters Rodgers will start Saturday's preseason finale against the Giants, saying the team did not want its Sept. 11 season opener to be his first time taking snaps in front of the home crowd.

"You can't coach scared, you can't play scared," Saleh said when asked if he was nervous about Rodgers being hurt in a preseason game. "You can slip getting out of the car and have something happen to you. Knock on wood, it will be fine.