Jets ‘have to have hope’ moving on from Aaron Rodgers’ injury, Bill Parcells says

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New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh’s optimism in the wake of Aaron Rodgers' devastating injury might be misplaced for some, but for Hall of Famer Bill Parcells, it’s exactly what the team needs.

The expectations that surrounded the Jets heading into the 2023 season seemingly vanished on Monday night after Rodgers went down with a torn Achilles early in the first quarter.

An injured Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets sits on the turf during the first quarter against the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on September 11, 2023. (Michael Owens / Getty Images)

Despite defeating the Buffalo Bills in overtime, the sentiment after the game was that the Jets’ hopes for reaching the playoffs were all but over.

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"I don’t know why people are trying to put an obituary onto our team’s name," Saleh told the media Tuesday. "Aaron is an unbelievable piece to this whole thing, and we love him, but I think there’s 52 other guys in the locker room plus the 16 practice squad guys that believe that we can do a hell of a lot of good things here."

He continued, "We’ve worked hard over the last couple of years – players, coaches, scouts and GM – building a pretty cool organization. So, there’s still a lot of faith in the locker room and the things that we can still accomplish here. So, while the outside world can go ahead and write whatever story they want to write, there’s still the true story being written in this building."

Wide receiver Xavier Gipson #82 of the New York Jets celebrates with teammates Allen