On the day Aaron Rodgers turned 41 years outdated, he acquired a present from his interim head coach, an affirmation — and a sound one, too — from Jeff Ulbrich that he’d begin Sunday towards the Dolphins.
Ulbrich fielded seven consecutive questions on Rodgers to begin his press convention Monday and defended the long run Corridor of Famer in all of his solutions.
These weren’t the common inquiries about an underwhelming Gang Inexperienced offense that has been something however explosive underneath Rodgers. They have been about his short-term future because the Jets’ starter, unequivocally linked to the quarterback change that Ulbrich left the door open for within the instant aftermath of their Week 13 loss. Neglect about what occurs to Rodgers within the offseason. Neglect about whether or not he retires, whether or not he returns, whether or not he goes again to SkyCave in southern Oregon for an additional darkness retreat.
Rodgers ending the common season because the Jets’ beginning quarterback is much from a assure, and that, 21 months in the past, would’ve been a stunning state of affairs.