There’s no way Jets fans can see the glass as half-full following Monday’s 22-16 overtime win against the Buffalo Bills.
But there is a sliver of a silver lining in Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending torn Achilles tendon: draft pick compensation.
When the Jets traded with the Packers for the four-time NFL MVP, the deal included the Jets sending a conditional 2024 draft pick to Green Bay.
If Rodgers plays 65 percent of the snaps this season, that conditional pick is a first-round selection.
Anything short of that and the Jets give the Packers get a 2024 second-round pick.
Rodgers’ likely final snap count for 2023? Four.
Tuesday’s news confirming Rodgers’ Achilles tendon is torn guarantees the Jets will send Green Bay a second-round selection and hold on to their first-round pick in next year’s draft.
Where that pick falls depends on how well Zach Wilson can do stepping in for Rodgers.
The Jets got the news they were expecting but dreading.
An MRI exam confirmed quarterback Aaron Rodgers has a torn left Achilles tendon that will require season-ending surgery, a source confirmed.
Now, the Jets are back to where they were a year ago, with Zach Wilson back as the starting quarterback of the New York Jets.
Here’s what’s next for the star-crossed franchise.
The second overall pick in 2021, Wilson came off the bench Monday night against the Bills and threw for 140 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
It’s possible general manager Joe Douglas will explore the free agent market for a new quarterback.
But for the time being, it’s Wilson’s show to run and that doesn’t exactly inspire confidence for a fan base that harbored Super Bowl expectations with a future Hall of Famer running the offense.