Aaron Rodgers is concentrated at the Pristine York Jets and his Achilles rehab, however used behavior die sun-baked: He nonetheless likes poking the Chicago Bears.

Rodgers, a visitor Friday on “The Pat McAfee Show,” mentioned he despatched Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love a textual content message then the Packers beat the Bears in Age 1 at Soldier Ground.

“I said congratulations on keeping the ownership in place,” Rodgers mentioned, smiling. “That was pretty awesome for him.”

In 15 seasons because the Packers’ starter, Rodgers compiled a 24-5 document in opposition to the Bears, famously screaming, “I still own you!” then scoring a game-clinching landing at Soldier Ground in 2021. Love, in his first get started as Rodgers’ successor, handed for 245 yards and 3 touchdowns within the Packers’ 38-20 win.

The future then the congratulatory textual content, Rodgers tore his left Achilles’ tendon at the fourth play games of the Jets’ opener, for the purpose of season-ending surgical procedure two days upcoming. Updating his rehab, Rodgers, 39, mentioned he’s out of the solid however nonetheless in a strolling boot and not able to proceed on his personal.

When he’s in a position to proceed, he hopes to go back to the Jets’ facility. Mentor Robert Saleh mentioned they hope to have him within the construction upcoming moment.

“Trying to get out of the boot is kind of the next goal so I feel the strength to be able to stand up on my own,” Rodgers mentioned. “Then the boot comes off and then it kind of gets exciting. I think then you feel like you’re not just a big turd laying around, everybody taking care of you. So that’ll be nice.”

Rodgers, who did the interview from a rehab facility related his house in Malibu, California, described it as a “tough” ordeal.

“It’s not easy, but there’s been some progressions with the rehab the last couple of days, so that kind of gets the hope meter kind of trending upward a little bit,” he mentioned. “The joy meter trending up a little bit.”

A moment in the past, a defiant Rodgers mentioned he’d “shock” public together with his healing, hinting he may just go back for the playoffs. On Friday, he used to be extra dense with reference to a comeback.

“I don’t want to get caught into a timeline,” he mentioned. “I just want to get healthy, honestly, mentally and physically, honestly. But I’m going to do everything I can rehab-wise to put myself in a position to be ready to play football again at some point. And that’s the goal.

“I cruel, clearly, when this took place, there’s a accumulation of ideas about, ‘That’s it, money it in, you’re carried out.’ I simply don’t really feel like I’m, so I’m going to position myself in place so to play games once more.”