NFL legend Tony Gonzalez makes bold Aaron Rodgers claim live on TNF

Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets person endured a hard play frankincense far, but NFL Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez is assured the duo tin marque a tally to the playoffs

NFL fable Tony Gonzalez has expressed his content that Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets person the imaginable to marque a playoff run.

The Jets person had a challenging NFL play truthful far, with Rodgers struggling to connect with his receivers aboriginal connected and the defence not surviving up to expectations aft a stellar 2023 season. After Robert Saleh was dismissed arsenic caput coach, the Jets traded for Davante Adams to brace with Rodgers, but this breathtaking acquisition didn't output contiguous results.

The AFC East franchise suffered losses to some the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots earlier yet returning to winning signifier past week. A important triumph implicit the Houston Texans past Thursday leaves the Jets astatine 3-6, presently extracurricular the playoff picture.

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However, Gonzalez is optimistic astir their chances. During a treatment astir imaginable AFC playoff contenders connected the Thursday Night Football sheet connected Amazon Prime, helium amazed and delighted his chap panellists by picking the Jets. He explained: "AFC, I'm going to spell with the Jets."

He elaborated further, saying: "We saw them past week, we saw immoderate chemistry successful that 2nd half, the mode that Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams are starting to get back. It takes time, erstwhile you interruption up with idiosyncratic and you get backmost together... it takes clip for that chemistry to get back. Garret Wilson too, helium is coming connected strong."

Gonzalez remarked: "Sometimes it conscionable takes time, but the Jets close now, bash not number (out) Aaron Rodgers - Hall of Famer - they tin marque a run."

It's not the archetypal clip Gonzalez has shown his enactment for the Jets and Rodgers. Earlier successful the season, helium backed the New York squad to spell to the Super Bowl.

"Davante positive Aaron is legendary for each the reasons that you guys talked about," the48-year-oldbegan. "I deliberation it's going to enactment retired great; this changes everything. But I volition accidental this: The unit has fallen now, it's connected 'Mr. Relax,' Mr. Aaron Rodgers.

"Because if I'm Woody Johnson, I'm saying, 'Hey, I did everything you wanted. Since the beginning, I did everything you ever wanted Aaron. And now, I went retired and got Davante Adams.' And truthful determination is nary much excuses."

He added: "To me, this is what we thought the Jets could beryllium astatine the opening of the year. Meaning, that they could beryllium a Super Bowl-caliber squad close now."

The Jets are acceptable to play against the 5-4 Arizona Cardinals astatine State Farm Stadium connected Sunday.