re: Jets designated Aaron Rodgers to return from IR and he can begin practicing

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The tendon itself didn't rupture. It detached from the bone at the heel.

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You saw his MRI?

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where are you getting this?

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I thought this was common knowledge. My brother ruptured his Achilles not too long after, and his doctor brought up Aaron Rodgers and explained why his injury was different. Then he said, "I wouldn't be surprised if he was back on the field before the playoffs" due to him getting the speed bridge surgery instead of the traditional surgery. Looks like he was right.

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a complete rupture of the AT

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a little small tear.

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The terms "rupture" and "tear" are interchangeable when talking about tendon injuries. I don't think anyone ever claimed he had a complete tear.

Then there is this:

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Coach Robert Saleh said the four-time NFL MVP, who turns 40 on Saturday, will be limited at practice — as he was listed on the team’s injury report — and is not cleared for contact. Saleh said there’s no added risk in taking this step, emphasizing it’s not necessarily a signal that Rodgers will play again this season as much as it is the next part of the quarterback’s rehabilitation process.

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I've been one to say that the media piles on him too much, but I think a huge part of him wanting to come back is to feed his ego. He's just a contrarian to the bone.

It doesn't really make any sense for him to come back, it's the same OL that couldn't protect you in the first game, and the Jets aren't a legitimate playoff contender. Too much risk and not enough payoff.

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Gotta disagree with you here man. He wants to come back because he cares about this team. I remember him legitimately tearing up and feeling like he let his teammates down. Maybe it was all an act, but i doubt it.

They were a playoff favorite before he got hurt and Wilson halfway kept them afloat. If he gets back before they're mathematically eliminated, they can make it in.

It's weird to blame the O-line when it was a freak injury on a routine hit minutes into the season, not like he was getting pummeled for weeks like Burrow in his first year.

he's got maybe a year or two after this one and then he's done with football forever. If his doctors think he won't wreck his leg by getting back out there, then why wouldn't he?

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Nope, assumed it was common knowledge at this point. Read my last reply.

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Why would you assume something you made up is common knowledge?

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Rupture = tendon in two pieces
Tear = tendon damaged but still connected

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Nonsense.

It's like "break" versus "fracture." They mean 100% the exact same thing.

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100% BS.

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But it's not. Why TF would I lie about that LMAO. The guy didn't tear the tendon itself, it separated from the bone. Fact. The healing process for that injury is significantly shorter than a traditional tear, which is why he is so far along.

You can tell by that guys(I’m assuming you identify as a male) handle that he’s a pretentious twat.

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The guy didn't tear the tendon itself, it separated from the bone. Fact.

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Again…how do you know this?

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The healing process for that injury is significantly shorter than a traditional tear, which is why he is so far along.

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The recovery in both situations is the same.

Rapoport was explaining the procedure like it was a midsubstance rupture rather than repairing it at the insertion. If it is a middubstance, I guarantee he’s on peptides, prp, etc to heal quicker. Not like the speedbridge is something new or groundbreaking like people have been reporting.