Jets' Aaron Rodgers 'attacking' rehab, eyes return this season - ESPN

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, three weeks removed from surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon, said Tuesday he's «well ahead of the normal protocols» and still clings to the belief that he can shock the world by returning this season.

«There's nothing normal about how I'm attacking this rehab,» Rodgers said during his weekly appearance on «The Pat McAfee Show.» «The common practice is about six weeks in a boot, and I was in a shoe in 13 days.

»This is just my mindset. I believe in the power of intention. I believe in prayer. I believe in your mental status and the power of will. I believe in making room for the miraculous to happen."

In addition to the Achilles, Rodgers is dealing with a deltoid «issue,» he revealed. The deltoid is the main ligament on the inner ankle, and that explains why he's wearing an ankle brace. He didn't provide any details. Presumably, it occurred when he injured his Achilles.

He surprised many by walking briskly on crutches during the pregame warmups Sunday night at MetLife Stadium, where the Jets faced the Kansas City Chiefs. He will return to his rehab program in California this week before coming back to New Jersey permanently after the Jets' Week 7 bye.

Asked about playing again this season, Rodgers said is plan it to «attack this rehab as hard as we can and then see where we're at in a couple months. And, obviously, I'd like us to be alive and winning for that even being in the conversation. But I don't think it hurts at all to put that into the manifestation zeitgeist.»

A typical recovery is six to nine months, though medical experts have said it's possible to return in four to five months. A four-month timetable would take Rodgers into mid-January. The