EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The light bulb above his locker was still on. But the locker had emptied.
Three black plastic hangers were all that remained in the sixth cubby on the left from the entrance of the New York Jets’ stadium locker room.
No jersey, cleats, athletic tape or postgame change of clothes filled Aaron Rodgers’ locker after the Jets’ Monday night season opener. No game-worn sweaty socks enlarged the collection sprawled across the locker room carpet. No speakers hummed from Rodgers’ pod as the locker room celebrated an emotionally confusing 22-16 overtime win over the Buffalo Bills.