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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ 2023 season is over before it ever really got started. After the quarterback was injured on his fourth play of the Jets’ opening game, head coach Robert Saleh told reporters that they feared that the four-time NFL MVP tore his Achilles tendon. That is what was ultimately discovered following an MRI on Tuesday.

The injury will be season-ending. On the Jets’ first drive Monday night, Rodgers was injured and helped off the field by trainers. After a visit to the blue medical tent, he was carted to the locker room. After initially being labeled as questionable to return with an ankle injury, he was later downgraded to out. The Jets announced that his X-rays were negative.