In Aaron Rodgers’ Hall of Fame-worthy career, it’s hard to argue that last season was among his worst. Given his competitive nature, sitting on the sideline game after game must have been incredibly tough. Surprisingly, however, it turns out that this wasn’t the lowest point of last year for him.
In his conversation with Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated , the Jets quarterback revealed that, contrary to popular belief, his lowest point of last season wasn’t sitting in the MetLife Stadium locker room after his injury. In fact, it was the aftermath of the injury that truly shattered him. The Super Bowl winner informed Breer that the initial days after the injury were especially crippling, making it difficult for him to manage daily activities.
What made things worse was his aversion to relying on painkillers for relief. This further intensified his misery. And Rodgers dreaded the initial days after surgery, during which he could do little more than sleep and rely on help to go to the bathroom.
He said: “Having people take care of me, and I can’t really move, it’s a whole ordeal to just go to the bathroom and sleep. You’re in pain. I’m not a big pain med guy,” Rodgers continued.
In his 20+ year career, the star quarterback has commendably endured just three major injury layoffs: two broken collarbones in 2013 and 2017, and a torn Achilles last year. While the first two injuries saw A-Rod return to finish the season with Green Bay, he couldn’t do the same f.