Simply knowing that Rodgers is ready to run it back gives Jets fans a lot to cheer about. And with a revamped offensive line (adding veterans Tyron Smith, Moses Morgan and John Simpson; plus first-round draft pick Olu Fashanu), more waiting arms for him to throw to (with veteran wide receiver Mike Williams and rookie Malachi Corley) and more talent in the backfield (draftees Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis), Rodgers said he’s positively champing at the bit as he looks ahead to the Week 1 Monday night clash against the San Francisco 49ers back in his native California.
“Life comes full circle for us,” Rodgers said. “I figured out I’m re-entering the lions’ den when [Niners TE] George Kittle posted something on Instagram that said something like ‘see you soon,’ with a picture of him and me with long hair on the field in Green Bay. There was a moment, probably when there may have been some sort of review or something, both offenses were on the field. And I was like ‘oh shoot, we’re gonna play the Niners the first game.’ And I knew that the San Fran game was on the road and putting us there in the opening game … I figured if you put those two marquee teams, it had to be either Sunday night or Monday night. So I’m excited about it.
“That’s a long, long trip. It’s a great stadium. I played in it. That was my team growing up. A lot was made a million years ago about them having the first pick. I love Alex [Smith, who was taken first overall in 2005, the year Rodgers was drafted by the Packers at No. 24] and things happen the way they happen. It’s a great way of starting the season for us, just to see how we match up against a great football team. And it’ll be great on great because for the most part in Week 1 because you go against that full squad. And no one’s ever going to be 100 percent throughout the season from that point. So we finally see how our 100 percent in Week 1 stacks up against their 100 percent.”
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