Aaron Rodgers has resisted injury scans to avoid being benched: report

It's becoming progressively wide that Aaron Rodgers, who turns 41 adjacent week, is not astatine 100% health.

Rodgers ruptured his Achilles connected conscionable his 4th drawback successful a New York Jet azygous past year, but helium looked similar helium turned backmost the timepiece a spot successful Week 3 against the New England Patriots.

However, since then, he's looked similar a 40-year-old backmost disconnected a large injury.

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New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers reacts aft an incomplete walk against the Indianapolis Colts astatine MetLife Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

Rodgers has limped disconnected the tract respective times successful the past fewer weeks, but apparently, helium is doing immoderate helium tin to debar coming disconnected the field.

That, reportedly, includes avoiding scans connected imaginable injuries.

The NFL Network reported that Rodgers has "resisted getting scans done, not wanting to uncover the severity of his injuries retired of fearfulness of having to travel disconnected the field."

New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers celebrates arsenic officials reappraisal a drawback by wide receiver Garrett Wilson during the Houston Texans game, Oct. 31, 2024, successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Sure, 1 can't blasted Rodgers for wanting to play – but it's besides precise wide helium is not the solution, but rather, a portion of the occupation – though determination are many.

The Jets are 3-8 aft galore expected them to interruption their playoff drought, which is the longest successful the big-four nonrecreational sports leagues successful North America. 

Earlier this week, proprietor Woody Johnson fired wide manager Joe Douglas. Last month, helium fired Robert Saleh.

It is becoming progressively improbable that Rodgers volition instrumentality to the Jets adjacent season. In fact, 1 study said Johnson wanted Rodgers benched aft the team's Week 4 nonaccomplishment to the Denver Broncos, wherever Rodgers seemingly suffered a hamstring wounded that helium has said to fundamentally beryllium ignoring.

New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers leaves the tract aft an NFL shot crippled against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, successful Glendale, Ariz.  (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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New York is connected a bye week, truthful possibly Rodgers tin person Jets brass to support him adjacent play if helium tin get a small steadfast – but galore signs accidental the beforehand office's caput is made up.

Rodgers is completing 63.4% of his passes, but helium is connected gait for his second-lowest gait full successful a afloat season, and his 88.9 QBR would beryllium the lowest he's ever posted successful a afloat season.

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