Aaron Rodgers injury: Robert Saleh gives definitive update on Jets QB

New York Jets coach Robert Saleh offered an update on quarterback Aaron Rodgers after he appeared to suffer an injury Sunday. Rodgers came up limping after he was sacked late in the game, though he continued to play.

Still, the quarterback appeared to be affected by the injury in the final two drives as he was slow the move around in the pocket. However, Saleh quelled any fears by claiming Rodgers was “fine” in his postgame interview.

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“He’s fine, probably just a little wear and tear,” Saleh said according to NBC’s Pro Football Talk.

Rodgers finished the day 24-of-42 passing for 225 yards and was sacked five times. The Jets ended up losing by a score of 10-9 as they dropped to 2-2 on the young season.

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The 40-year-old quarterback of course missed all of last season after suffering an Achilles injury in the opening week. He has returned this year to throw for 624 yards and five touchdowns to one interception while completing 67.4% of his passes.

Sunday’s loss to the Broncos marked the first time this season that Rodgers has been held without a touchdown. He’ll look to pick things up next week when the Jets play the Vikings in Week 5.

Aaron Rodgers takes shot at Mel Kiper Jr.

New York Jets (2-1) quarterback Aaron Rodgers took a shot at ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. following New York’s 24-3 Week 3 victory over the New England Patriots (1-2) on Thursday Night Football.

Throughout the night, Rodgers’ connection with star wideout Garrett Wilson was just a tick off. He was asked about that during his postgame press conference, and cited the amount of Cover 2 defenses have been playing against the Jets’ offense in the first three games of the season.

“The entire focus of all three defenses we’ve played have been taking Garrett away,” Rodgers said. “It’s been Mel Kiper’s worst nightmare, been a lot of Cover 2.”

Earlier in the day, Kiper appeared on “Get Up” and called for the use of two-high safeties to be outlawed from the NFL.

“I was at games where I’m thinking, hey, two-high? They’re out in outer space, I couldn’t even find them,” Kiper said. “They’re playing with nine guys. Where are the other two? They’re playing so far back they’re out of the damn play. I’m telling you, we’ve got to change this thing. You can warn them, ‘Guys, you’ve got to get up a little bit. You’re too far back.’ Competition committee, somebody’s got to figure out what that depth is. But it’s too far back right now. The NFL is being ruined by these two-high safeties.”

On3’s Nick Geddes contributed to this report.