Limited at Jets practice after calf tweak
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The Jets won’t see new quarterback Aaron Rodgers at practice for a little while longer.
Rodgers tweaked his right calf last week during the team’s warm-up period before practice.
Head coach Robert Saleh said Rodgers was slated to practice on a limited basis on Wednesday, and the Jets hope he can make a full return later in the week.
“He’s fine, just doing a bunch of rehab,” Saleh said. “He’ll be limited [Wednesday]. Just hoping we’ll get him full on Friday, for sure next week.”
Rodgers, 39, injured the calf on May 23 during a period before practice the Jets call “activation.”
It involves various warm-up exercises, including work with medicine balls and weighted sleds.
Rodgers said he had never done anything like that before in his career. Saleh was asked if they need to change that work for an older player.
“You’re always trying to learn, obviously,” Saleh said. “I still argue he’s still a young man, the way he takes care of his body. I know his age. His body is not his age. We’ve got to do a better job just making sure that we communicate with the players and understanding where they are at certain points. I think that was our first tweak in our activation period, but we’ll always look to modify it if we need to.”
LT Duane Brown said he never considered retirement after last season and is now focused on recovering from postseason surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder.
“I’ve still got plenty left, man,” Brown said. “I feel like I played at a high level. I want to get as healthy as possible. This last year, I was playing at way less than 100 percent. I want to get healthy and be able to play at the level I’m accustomed to. And, obviously, with the team we have, this is a great shot to win. I’ve done everything that you could probably ask for in my career, but I want to win and I want to be the best version of myself to contribute to that.”
Brown said he is unsure if he will be ready for training camp, where he will face a challenge from Mekhi Becton for the left tackle job.
“We’ll see how it plays out,” Brown said. “I have all the respect in the world for Mekhi. He’s a very talented player. My focus right now is just to get healthy, and then we’ll figure that out when the time is right.”
Over The Cap reported the Jets and safety Jordan Whitehead agreed to a restructured contract to create $5.3 million in salary cap savings this year. Whitehead’s salary is now guaranteed.
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