Jets head coach dismisses notion that MetLife Stadium turf caused Aaron Rodgers' injury

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MetLife Stadium has often been dubbed as practically a home for season-ending lower body injuries, and on Monday night, it added another to its resume.

In his first drive with the New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers ruptured his Achilles, ending his season hardly before it started.

Several players, including Rodgers' longtime teammate Randall Cobb, were quick to place blame on the turf, but not everyone is jumping on that train. The stadium even underwent a new turf installation in the offseason because of the amount of injuries that have occurred there in recent years.

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Aaron Rodgers, #8 of the New York Jets, is helped off the field after suffering an apparent injury after being sacked by Leonard Floyd, #56 of the Buffalo Bills, during a game at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 11, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

Jets head coach Robert Saleh noted that he knows players prefer grass, but it is hard to blame Rodgers' injury on the playing surface.

"No. If it was a non-contact injury, I think that’d be something to discuss obviously," Saleh said on Tuesday. "But I think that was trauma-induced. I do know the players prefer grass and there’s a lot invested in those young men."

The injury came when Rodgers was sacked by Buffalo Bills' Leonard Floyd when his left leg was caught underneath him. Slow motion replay appeared to show a visible pop near the calf area, and Rodgers did miss some time in the offseason with an injury to that calf.

Buffalo Bills defensive end Leonard Floyd, #56, sacks New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, #8, early in the first quarter during