NFL Breaking News: Aaron Rodgers Injury Update - Jets QB Out for Season with Torn Achilles
Breaking news around the NFL this morning with confirmation that New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers suffered a season ending injury. This is not the Aaron Rodgers injury update that Jets fans were hoping to hear but today's MRI confirms what Robert Saleh feared was going to be the outcome as he stated during the team's postgame press conference following the Jets win over the Bills.
What does the Aaron Rodgers injury mean for the Jets and for fantasy football managers? Let's dive in.
Aaron Rodgers Injury Impact
With Aaron Rodgers now out for the season the Jets turn back to Zach Wilson as the team's starting QB. Wilson, the 2021 second overall pick, has struggled as a starting QB to this point in the NFL, completing just 55.2% of his passes with 15 touchdowns and 18 interceptions while compiling an 8-14 record.
In relief of Aaron Rodgers, Wilson completed 14-of-21 passes for 140 yards with one touchdown and one interception last night against the Buffalo Bills. The touchdown pass was really all about the receiver as Garrett Wilson made a ridiculous highlight real catch in the endzone for the score.
It is definitely fair to downgrade the Jets pass catchers on the initial outlook of Zach Wilson now being the teams starting QB. Though in a really tough matchup against the Bills, the Jets schedule isn't all that easy this season as it is, having to play their own AFC East division but also the NFC East this season with the likes of the Eagles, Cowboys, Giants and Commanders.
Garrett Wilson finished last night with five catches for 34 yards and a touchdown while number two wide receiver Allen Lazard had two catches for 46 yards.
Who benefits from the Aaron Rodgers injury? Benefit may not be the correct phrasing here but the Jets running game figures to now be a primary focal point of the game plan. Breece Hall looked electric, finishing with 10 carries for 127 yards. Dalvin Cook chipped in with 13 carries for 33 yards along with three catches for 26. I won't hold the per touch average against either back as the Bills have a good run defense but future matchups could see both as weekly starters in fantasy football.
New York Jets Super Bowl Odds
The New York Jets entered last night at +1600 to win the Super Bowl, owning the fifth best odds but after the Aaron Rodgers injury we see the Jets Super Bowl odds now sitting at +6500 with puts them at the 20th best odds.
The drop in Super Bowl odds shows the importance of the QB position as Aaron Rodgers as the Jets QB had New York as one of the favorites to take home the Lombardi Trophy this season but that is no longer the case.
New York Jets Postseason Betting Odds
Not only are the Jets no longer among the favorites to win the Super Bowl but their odds to make the postseason took a massive hit as well. Entering Week 1 of the NFL season the Jets were sitting at -130 to make the postseason but following the Aaron Rodgers injury their postseason odds now sit at +215.
New York Jets Win Total Odds
Heading into Week 1 the New York Jets had their season win total set at 9.5 wins. Despite winning Week 1 against the Bills their current win total has dropped to 8.5 wins with the under sitting at -155 on DraftKings Sportsbook. The Jets do not have an easy schedule this season and it's clear that many do not see an Aaron Rodgers-less Jets team finding too much success this season.
New York Jets AFC East Division Odds
Heading into Week 1 of the NFL Season the Jets were +250 to win the AFC East but despite being 1-0 and having beat the Buffalo Bills in Week 1 they now see their odds sitting at +600 to win the AFC East, moving from the second best odds to the third best odds behind the Bills and Dolphins.
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The Chiefs will play the Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day.
The Week 13 matchup will bring Patrick Mahomes and the AFC champion Chiefs to Dallas for the day’s late afternoon game. It could be a shootout if key players on both sides are healthy. Dak Prescott heads into the season with George Pickens as a legit WR2 behind CeeDee Lamb, and Mahomes — who has talked this offseason about more explosive plays for the KC offense — will have Xavier Worthy, Travis Kelce, Rashee Rice, and Hollywood Brown at his disposal. Mahomes has faced Dallas once in his NFL career, a Week 11 win in 2021 in which he threw for 260 scoreless yards. The hope for both the league and fantasy managers is that the Cowboys are still in postseason contention by the end of November.
Free agent Gabe Davis will visit the New York Giants.
Cut by the Jaguars after one season last week, Davis visited the 49ers on Monday. New York would be a reunion of sorts, as he played for Giants coach Brian Daboll in Buffalo. The G-Men already have several wideouts capable of stretching the field, but 26-year-old Davis could still be a decent role player in a strong offense. The problem, of course, is that the Giants profile as anything but, but rookie QB Jaxson Dart is comfortable throwing down the field.
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The fifth-year pro became a weekly starter for the first time last season, earning elite PFF marks in the process. He was a restricted free agent this spring but had yet to sign his $3.26 million tender. That’s a tough break, to put it mildly. Achilles timelines have shortened significantly in recent years, but Washington will probably still miss the entire 2025 campaign. The Ravens are protected in part by their first-round selection of fellow S Malaki Starks, but May is not the month you already want to be dipping into your depth. Going on 26, Washington’s career future is murky after he worked so hard to finally become a regular contributor last season.
Chiefs signed fourth-round WR Jalen Royals to a four-year contract.
Royals doesn’t have an obvious and open spot in the receiving corps to build short-term fantasy value with Xavier Worthy, Hollywood Brown, and Rashee Rice operating in the opening 11-personnel package. He may or may not play his way into WR4 duties depending on how the team feels about JuJu Smith-Schuster. Royals has plenty of talent and Brown is on a one-year deal, so there is a future where Royals is more than a bit player for the Chiefs. It likely won’t happen in his first season without injuries in front of him.