Nathaniel Hackett pushed back against a report that found fault with the play call that resulted in Aaron Rodgers’ ruptured left Achilles tendon on Monday night.
The Athletic reported that Rodgers didn’t like plays that involved cut blocks because it limited his ability to extend a play and forced him to get rid of the ball quickly, and had expressed that sentiment to Jets coaches.
On the play which ended the 39-year-old’s season, left tackle Duane Brown tried to cut Leonard Floyd, but whiffed and Rodgers suffered the injury while trying to elude the Bills defensive end.
The play called for Rodgers to get rid of the ball quickly, which he didn’t, even though Garrett Wilson did appear to be open.
“With Aaron, every play that we have in the game plan, and every single thing that we do – with any quarterback that’s in there – we discuss to the finest detail,” Hackett, the Jets’ offensive coordinator, said. “That was something that we all knew [we were going to call] and we wanted to do, and it was a very unfortunate incident.”
Rodgers has yet to set a date for surgery.
He posted a photo on Instagram on Wednesday in which he hinted at returning to play next season at the age of 40.
Recovery time after surgery is typically nine-to-12 months.
Hackett, his close friend, expects to be coaching him again next fall.
“Oh yeah,” Hackett said. “Whenever Aaron’s got his mind set on something, good luck for anybody who wants to change his mind.”
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