FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Unutilized York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is 39, the oldest participant within the NFL, and he’s coming off the worst statistical season of his profession. He’s assured he’ll rebound, however he doesn’t really feel like he must turn out anything else.

“I’m not looking at this like I have to bounce back or do anything [special],” he mentioned Thursday nearest observe. “I just have to play the way I know how to play. I’ve been working my ass off for the last six months to try to put a better product on the field than last year. And I expect to.”

Rodgers will produce his long-anticipated Jets debut at house on Monday evening in opposition to the Buffalo Expenses, the three-time protecting AFC East champions. Later months of hype, fueled by means of “Hard Knocks” and Tremendous Bowl communicate from inside the vault room, Rodgers & Co. in spite of everything get a anticipation to turn everybody why they’re so constructive.

Later 18 seasons with the Inexperienced Bay Packers, Rodgers is origination a fresh bankruptcy. His ultimate season in Inexperienced Bay didn’t pass smartly. He ignored the playoffs for the primary life in 4 years, recorded a career-low Overall QBR (41.3) and threw extra interceptions (12) than any season since 2008, his first hour as a starter.

Rodgers performed with a damaged thumb for far of the hour and didn’t have his go-to receiver, Davante Adams, who was once traded to the Las Vegas Raiders. Now Rodgers is wholesome and he has a skilled supporting solid, led by means of extensive receiver Garrett Wilson, the 2022 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Week.

However there can be adjustments. Rodgers mentioned he’ll streamline his elaborate all set of hand indicators and code phrases, simply to produce issues more straightforward for his fresh teammates.

“We’ve adjusted a lot of things,” he mentioned. “We’ve adjusted signals I’ve used for years that are no longer in existence, so I’m studying extra on those because I’ve got 18 years and some of those signals (that I) banked, we changed.

“And we’ve made some excellent changes with the offensive personnel on issues I’ve accomplished through the years that don’t in reality sign up with guys mentally as a result of they sign up with me and everyone I grew up enjoying with. We’ve made some excellent adjustments. I’m no longer going to position anything else on their plate that we haven’t mentioned of repped or labored on a gathering or labored on in observe.”

Rodgers has a small circle that he knows well from Green Bay – offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and wide receivers Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb. Everyone else is learning Rodgers and vice versa.

Running back Dalvin Cook said Rodgers is trying to make everyone comfortable.

“Making us come to his relief zone and us assembly at a impartial farmland is remarkable – and he is aware of that,” said Cook, who declared himself ready to play after an abbreviated training camp. “He’s been seeking to mood issues all the way down to the place we’re all at the similar web page … (He’s) at all times operating within the assembly room.”

Rodgers didn’t make any bold predictions for the season, saying only that the Jets are one of six to 12 teams that can win the Super Bowl. Their playoff drought is 12 seasons, the longest active slump in the league.

“It takes a couple of weeks to determine your identification on each side of the ball, so we’re taking to be a piece in move,” he said. The atmosphere at MetLife Stadium will be electric, as the game will be played on the 22nd anniversary of 9/11. The Jets haven’t played a Monday night since 2020.

“Monday Evening Soccer is admirable,” Rodgers said. “You play games within the league lengthy plenty, you need a bundle of one o’clock video games. However you don’t develop up dreaming about enjoying the 1 o’clock video games. You dream about enjoying Monday Evening Soccer and Sunday Evening Soccer.”