The Jets’ highly-anticipated 2024 season opener is exactly a week away in what amounts to a mulligan for Aaron Rodgers.
Of course, Rodgers’ 2023 season, his first with the Jets, ended just four plays into the opener when his left Achilles gave out. That rupture effectively severed any hopes the Jets had of ending a 13-year drought without a playoff berth.
Lazard, of course, is biased. But still: no Jets player has a better, more unique perspective of Rodgers’ form then and now than Lazard, who, like Rodgers, is also trying to return to his Green Bay form.There was no shortage of candidates who qualified for the most scorn from frustrated Jets fans in 2023. The three men who manned the quarterback position after Rodgers went down for the season were at the top of that list.
He entered last season having caught 60 passes for 788 yards and six touchdowns in 2022. That followed his 2021 season when he had 40 catches for 513 yards and eight touchdowns. But you never once heard Lazard whine about it. He kept his head down and quietly went about his business. He remained accountable.
“Those little voices in your head get a little bit louder in those tough times,’’ he said. “But that doesn’t mean that you can’t still play and persevere through the tough times. Last year I knew wasn’t going to be my last year of playing football.’’
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