Aaron Rodgers blows out 41 candles on Monday.

It will not be the Happy Birthday celebration he or the Jets or those forever-suffering Jets fans expected.

He has learned the hard way that Life Does Not Begin at 40 in the NFL. Unless you are Tom Brady.

It will be a humbling Happy Birthday celebration for Aaron Rodgers who has been forced to confront his football mortality for the first time whenever he looks in the mirror.{ai:summary}<p>Aaron Rodgers turned 41 on Monday but faces a disappointing birthday as injuries have sidelined him. The Jets and their fans had high hopes for the season, but Rodgers' situation serves as a reminder that not all players thrive past 40 in the NFL, unlike Tom Brady. #sports</p>

Aaron Rodgers has no choice but to confront his football mortality

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