Tennis great John McEnroe sums up feelings of Jets fans after Aaron Rodgers injury: ‘This is depressing’

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The crowd at MetLife Stadium roared behind 54 years of frustration as Aaron Rodgers ran onto the field carrying the American flag for the first time Monday night. 

Minutes later, the crowd was silenced as the reality of being a New York Jets fan set in. 

Aaron Rodgers, #8 of the New York Jets, takes the field prior to a game against the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 11, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

Rodgers was taken to the locker room on a cart after being forced to exit the game just four snaps into his Jets’ tenure. A feared Achilles injury is likely to end his season before it even starts. 

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Tennis legend John McEnroe summed up the feeling of Jets fans everywhere when he joined Peyton and Eli Manning during the "Monday Night Football" simulcast. 

"I said way back when once, I believe it was, ‘You cannot be serious!’ I’ve been told by my wife never to say that again," McEnroe said on the ESPN broadcast. "But I’ve gotta say that when I saw that I definitely screamed that as loud as I could. You can’t make this up. This is beyond belief. We’ve felt snake-bitten for so long."

The Jets have failed to reach a Super Bowl since the 1969 season, when New York won its lone championship. In the decades that have followed, the Jets have trotted out quarterback after quarterback only to experience similar results. 

"You remember the similarities with Brett Favre when he came in like 15 years ago," McEnroe said. "He was a similar age, there was high hopes. He was one of my favorite players of all