Aaron Rodgers throws a TD in a losing cause in his return to the field

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Aaron Rodgers was eager to get back on the field and feel a few firsts in his return from an Achilles injury that cut his first season with the New York Jets short after only four snaps. I felt overall I got the ball out pretty good but there were some opportunities I’d like to have back.” Rodgers’ second game with the Jets lasted much longer than his first, which ended with a season-ending Achilles injury after just four snaps in 2023. Two plays after Rodgers’ 12-yard pass to Hall, Rodgers threw his first interception with New York. It was Lazard who also caught Rodgers’ last TD pass in Green Bay in the final game of the 2022 season before he was traded to New York where he was supposed to fill the void of a franchise quarterback that Jets fans have been waiting a half-century for since Joe Namath left town.