Jets' Robert Saleh says Aaron Rodgers believed to have suffered Achilles injury: 'It's not good'

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The New York Jets pulled out a thrilling victory against the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, but it didn't come with Aaron Rodgers on the field. 

Rodgers suffered what the Jets called an ankle injury on just the fourth play of his new journey in New York, but head coach Robert Saleh revealed that he is likely dealing with an Achilles injury. 

The Jets will see if their believed diagnosis is true with an MRI coming on Tuesday. 

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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) is tended to on the field during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

"Prayers tonight, but it's not good," Saleh admitted to reporters after the game. 

Saleh added that Zach Wilson, who the Jets strayed away from while pursuing a veteran replacement this offseason, will be the starter for the Jets the remainder of the season if the MRI says what they believe it will on Rodgers. 

Wilson was the Jets' second overall pick out of BYU in 2021, who they believed was their franchise guy. However, his sophomore campaign last year saw digression, leading to getting benched on two different occasions. 

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Saleh praised Wilson coming into this game and being able to lead the Jets on an emergency basis. He was able to take the Bills' third turnover of the game – Josh Allen's third interception by Jordan Whitehead – and turn it into the game-tying touchdown the team needed. 

Wilson founded Garrett Wilson on a fade to the left side of the end zone, where the