Aaron Rodgers admits he “is on the last couple of holes” of his NFL career but believes he is capable of guiding the New York Jets to a long-awaited Super Bowl this season.
The four-time MVP quarterback is primed for what he hopes to be his first full uninterrupted campaign with the Jets after suffering a year-ending Achilles injury just four plays into his debut against the Buffalo Bills in Week One last season.
It would prove a nightmare start following an offseason in which his arrival from the Green Bay Packers had fuelled Jets optimism of a return to the playoffs for the first time since 2010, and perhaps even a first Super Bowl since 1968.
Rodgers’ debut had been greeted by a laser light show and hip hop artist Method Man announcing his name as he raced out to a raucous MetLife Stadium atmosphere while holding the American flag. It was the scene from a movie, only for disaster to strike.