New York: NFL superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers made a brief debut with the New York Jets on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) against Buffalo but went out for the game in the opening minutes with a left ankle injury.
The Jets announced during the second quarter that the four-time NFL Most Valuable Player Rodgers would not return to his much-anticipated Jets debut, the season opener for both teams, but that x-rays showed no broken bones.Rodgers was sacked by Buffalo's Leonard Floyd for a 10-yard loss and his left leg twisted awkwardly on the play.After spending a minute on the ground in pain, he was helped off the field and taken to the medical evaluation tent.
That made his early setback all the more emotional for long-suffering Jets supporters, although Jets coach Robert Saleh kept his cool when speaking to telecaster ESPN after the first quarter.'We still have a hell of a group of guys,' he said. 'Obviously Aaron is a big part of that but we still have an unbelievable defense. We've got a lot of great guys on offense.'We'll get this thing done.