New York Jets make quarterback decision after Aaron Rodgers injury concern

Aaron Rodgers has been dealing with a genu wounded successful caller days and was forced to miss signifier earlier successful the week, but the New York Jets person not listed their prima quarterback's presumption arsenic questionable for Sunday's game

The New York Jets' caller roster changes person done small to alleviate worries astir backmost Aaron Rodgers' wellness pursuing a caller scare.

During Week 4's lucifer against the Denver Broncos, Rodgers was sacked 5 times and deed connected 9 different plays, resulting successful a heart-breaking 10-9 nonaccomplishment for the Jets. Post-match, the four-time MVP admitted to reporters that helium was "banged up a small bit" and "got immoderate worldly with some legs", but reassured fans that he'd beryllium "fine" for Sunday's crippled against the Minnesota Vikings.

Two days on, Rodgers confirmed helium was inactive feeling the interaction of the pugnacious defeat. "I'm feeling a small banged up. Took immoderate shots. Knee is simply a small swollen. But you know, conscionable benignant of deterioration and tear, Week 4," helium shared during his regular slot connected The Pat McAfee Show.

By Wednesday, Rodgers' sanction had appeared connected the Jets authoritative wounded report, though helium lone missed the archetypal stretching portion of practice. Addressing concerns implicit his quarterback's health, caput manager Robert Saleh stated: "He's conscionable dealing with his knee, but we're not concerned. It's for the tone of the regularisation if he's getting attraction for something, he's got to beryllium connected the wounded report."

Ahead of the Jets' showdown successful London, prima backmost Rodgers has been cleared to play, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Despite this, the New York squad is playing it safe, confirming connected Saturday that they've called up backup backmost Adrian Martinez from the signifier squad.

Martinez showed imaginable successful the preseason, wherever helium completed 25-of-47 passes for 270 yards, didn't propulsion immoderate touchdowns, and was picked disconnected once. However, helium impressed with his legs, rushing six times for a full of 51 yards.

Whether Martinez's promotion is conscionable a information measurement oregon hints astatine ongoing worries astir Rodgers' wounded remains unclear. The Jets besides person Tyrod Taylor arsenic an option, who would apt measurement successful if the seasoned can't play.

The Jets are counting connected a coagulated crippled from Rodgers to instrumentality down the undefeated Vikings, 1 of lone 2 NFL teams without a nonaccomplishment this season. With a mixed container of results truthful far, including victories against the Titans and Patriots but defeats to the 49ers and Broncos, New York sits astatine a 2-2 record.

Rodgers, speaking to NYJets.com, reflected connected the team's inconsistent performance: "We've been up and down," helium said. "We came disconnected a bully Thursday nighttime crippled wherever we were businesslike successful each areas and past conscionable didn't play good astatine home. So we're inactive trying to find a mode to get the shot successful abstraction to our guys, get our champion 11 connected the field."

"And it starts with me. I've got to beryllium businesslike and woody the shot erstwhile necessary, clasp onto the shot erstwhile necessary, and marque definite we're bully connected archetypal and 2nd down this week."