Aaron Rodgers\u2019 2024 season was a tale of two different stories. The first one, taking place during the first half of the season, was ugly. However, during the second half of the year, Rodgers looked more comfortable and put together some of his best games of the season. Part of the reason for that could have been him simply getting used to his Achilles again, which he tore during the first drive of the 2023 season.<\/p>\n
During E<\/a>SPN\u2019s NFL Live<\/a> on Friday, Jeremy Fowler said he\u2019s spoken to anonymous coaches around the NFL. Specifically, he spoke to some of the New York Jets\u2019 coaches, who believe Rodgers will play better in 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cEspecially the coaches, when you talk to them, they look at it as a bottom line, like how do we get better? And they see the Steelers as vastly better now than they were just a couple months ago,\u201d Fowler said. \u201cI know fans like to see teams maybe scale it back or even try to tank, but we know that\u2019s not the Steelers way. And these coaches say that he could play last year, especially the Jets\u2019 coaches that I talked to. They were more than happy with the way he played. And they feel like year two, coming off that Achilles tear, he\u2019ll be even better.\u201d<\/p>\n It would make sense that Aaron Rodgers looks better this season. Achilles injuries are notorious for being one of the hardest injuries to recover from. It\u2019s especially difficult for Rodgers, who was 39 at the time of his injury. At that age, his body just isn\u2019t going to recover as quickly as a younger player might. It could be especially difficult considering his game has never been based around his mobility.<\/p>\n For much of last season, the Jets were a laughingstock. However, Rodgers did provide some excitement during that run the end the season. He threw nine touchdowns and just three interceptions during the last five games of the season. He also threw for more than 250 yards in four of those games. For the first time in a long time, he started to look like<\/a> the Aaron Rodgers of old.<\/p>\n