Uh oh.

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Sorry Jets followers, the hits simply carry on coming.

The newest was on Monday night time, when quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon simply 4 performs into his debut with the workforce. The Jets gained, however Rodgers, who signed with the workforce this summer time, will likely be out for the season.

So this one’s for you, Jets devoted.

Who are they? The followers.

• Zack Rosenblatt covers the Jets for The Athletic and was on the recreation. He advised All Things Considered: “In the immediate aftermath, there was definitely a silence, like a weird, like, everybody kind of holding their breath, trying to figure out what was happening. I think everybody’s pretty depressed today.”

• “You know, we just spent five months hyping up this team as a Super Bowl contender [and] Aaron Rodgers as quarterback,” Rosenblatt mentioned.

• The information is one other blow to followers, a few of whom have began to consider the workforce is cursed. There is perhaps some proof to assist that…

Rodgers within the earlier than occasions — aka warming up earlier than the sport on Monday.

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What’s the large deal?

• The Jets haven’t gained or performed in a Super Bowl since 1969. And Rosenblatt says the “curse” is attributed to the top of Joe Namath’s run with the workforce.
• Namath led the Jets to their single Super Bowl victory, however since he left in 1977, the Jets have solely made the playoffs 12 occasions.
• “So Aaron Rodgers kind of represented what [fans] have been seeking for so long, really since they traded for Brett Favre back in 2008, and even that didn’t work out,” Rossenblatt mentioned. “So he’s kind of represented hope that this fan base hasn’t really had in a long time.”
• It’s not simply the fixed hoping. The form of season-ending damage that’s threatening Rodgers has occurred to a number of Jets quarterbacks:

1. In 1999, Vinny Testaverde tore his Achilles tendon and was out.
2. In 2005, a shoulder damage introduced beginning quarterback Chad Pennington down.
3. Then — in that identical recreation in 2005 — backup quarterback Jay Fiedler additionally went down with a season-ending shoulder damage.
4. In 2008, the Jets got here near becoming a member of the playoffs, however Favre’s torn bicep hindered his efficiency. After leaving the Jets, his profession improved.

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What are followers saying? They are going by way of the assorted phases of grief.

There was the hype, adopted by the dismay:

There had been those that refused to consider it:

Then there was the quiet acceptance:

• Rosenblatt says a few of the drawback is on the folks on the prime of the group: “A lot of it is, you know, mismanagement, bad coaching or bad roster building. But this was the first time everybody felt pretty good about the roster that was built on the coaching staff in place. And then this happened.”

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