EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — On his fourth snap of the season, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was twisted within the floor on a sack and left the sphere with an ankle damage Monday night time towards the Buffalo Payments.
Rodgers, in his extremely anticipated Jets debut, spent a couple of minutes within the damage tent earlier than being loaded onto a cart. He received out of the cart earlier than leaving the sphere and limped to the locker room by way of the tunnel at midfield.
The Jets introduced it as an ankle damage, saying his return is questionable.
The sellout crowd at MetLife Stadium, which started the night time with Tremendous Bowl aspirations, received quiet and was drained of its power as Rodgers was helped off the sphere after the sack.
On a primary down from the Jets’ 43, left deal with Duane Brown, 38, who had minimal follow in the summertime as he recovered from a shoulder damage, received beat by defensive finish Leonard Floyd. Brown lunged at Floyd and misplaced his footing, giving Floyd a transparent path to Rodgers.
Rodgers, 39, tried to spin out of Floyd’s grasp. In doing so, he appeared to twist his left ankle. He stayed down and the Jets’ medical personnel rushed instantly to him.
Rodgers was changed by Zach Wilson, who was changed when the Jets traded for Rodgers within the offseason. Wilson, drafted second total in 2021, was demoted twice final season.