Aaron Rodgers says he's 'way ahead' of schedule in Achilles rehab

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Less than five weeks after rupturing his Achilles on just his fourth play of the season, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was on the MetLife Stadium turf throwing a football.

Rodgers had yet to even complete a pass for the Jets when he suffered the injury in Gang Green's first drive in the game against the Buffalo Bills on Sept. 11. 

But later that same week, he told the doubters to give him whatever timetables they could think of "and then watch what I do."

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Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets throws a football prior to the team's game against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday. (Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)

It was a subtle way of saying he aims to return to playing this season, which is practically unheard of for this type of injury. But on Tuesday, he was much more blunt.

On Tuesday's "Pat McAfee Show," Rodgers said he "obviously" is "ahead of schedule."

"There are a lot of factors to that. There’s the way that I’ve attacked the rehab; there’s obviously the surgery that Dr. [Neal] ElAttrache did; there’s the rehab that I’ve done and kind of the around-the-clock approach that I’ve had; there’s implementing the diet that I’ve been doing as well; and then just the power of the mind and the power of manifestation of the desires," he said.

Throwing this past Sunday was one of the "critical markers" Rodgers needed to hit, yet he has several more.

"You saw me walk without crutches and throw on the field. Another marker’s gonna be jogging. And then another marker’s gonna be going through a pregame workout, probably, and get on a