Star quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a suspected Achilles harm on his New York Jets debut in opposition to Buffalo Payments.
The NFL’s four-time Most Worthwhile Participant, who joined from Inexperienced Bay Packers within the low season, was injured within the first quarter after being sacked by Payments defensive finish Leonard Floyd.
“We’re involved along with his Achilles,” mentioned Jets coach Robert Saleh. “It isn’t good.”
The Jets received 22-16 in additional time at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Rodgers arrived on the Jets amid a lot pleasure because the franchise look to finish the NFL’s longest play-off drought of 12 years.
The 39-year-old had spent his whole NFL profession with Inexperienced Bay and received the Tremendous Bowl in 2011.
Within the Jets’ first sport of the season, he lasted a bit of over three minutes when he landed awkwardly on his left ankle. He spent a number of minutes on the turf earlier than being helped off the sector by the medical crew.
The Jets introduced in the course of the second quarter that Rodgers wouldn’t return to the sport however that X-rays confirmed no damaged bones.
“An MRI might be going to substantiate what we predict has occurred, so prayers tonight,” mentioned Saleh.
“I damage for Aaron and the way a lot he has invested in all of this. I am nonetheless going to carry out hope. However my coronary heart’s with Aaron proper now, no person else.”
Zach Wilson, the Jets’ common quarterback for the previous two years, changed Rodgers and accomplished 14 of 21 passes for 140 yards, one landing and one interception.
Buffalo reserve security Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch in January, was on the sport however was not named within the matchday squad.