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Aaron Rodgersmade his first appearance at a New York Jets game since his season-ending injury as the Kansas City Chiefs played the quarterback’s team on Sunday.
Rodgers, 39, was spotted on crutches chatting withPatrick Mahomesin avideothe Jets shared on X . The quarterbacks could be seengiving each other a high fiveon the field.
While Rodgers was acting sportsmanlike with the opponent, he was also captured onvideocatching up with Nick Mangold on the Jets' sideline.
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Rodgers posted astatement on Instagramaddressing the injury himself for the first time shortly after, vowing to “rise again” after doctors confirmed he tore his left Achilles.
Days after season-ending injury, Rodgers opened up inan interviewonThe Pat McAfee Showon Friday about how he is processing the events.
“It hit me like a ton of bricks for 24 hours,” Rodgers said. “There were moments of just sobbing. There was a lot of anger, like why? Why is this happening?”
“Before I even had an MRI, I knew what happened. I knew I had torn my Achilles,” he added. “I knew right away this was not a good situation.”
source: people.com
