With Aaron Rodgers' injury, many are speculating that his career in the NFL might be over. However, one doctor has a different opinion. 

Appearing on the Pat McAfee Show, former NFL team doctor David Chao spoke about what he saw from the injury and what the future could look like for the 39-year-old quarterback. 

"I heard you earlier Pat, saying that you don't see him calling it quits after this and I would agree. Competitors like this don't want to call it quits on this. That's why he stood up after the sack," Chao said. "Medically, I'm confident in his recovery even though he's 39 and he'll be 40."

"I'm confident that he can indeed come back," Chao added. "Aaron Rodgers coming off an Achilles, I guarantee you, is more mobile than Tom Brady at 45." 

Many analysts chimed in after the official report was announced that Rodgers had torn his Achilles, claiming that the Jets needed to bring in a veteran quarterback to fill the void. 

And even the Jets' former general manager, Mike Tannenbaum gave his opinion on ESPN, saying that New York should be making calls to Tom Brady. 

So with that, it appears Dr. Chao has seen these reports, but remains all in on Rodgers as the future for the Jets. 

"So I have high optimism because of the mental side, but also the medical side, that he will come back next year," Chao said.  

Rodgers went down after being sacked by Leonard Floyd. He originally stood up, but immediately sat back down on the ground and trainers rushed over to him.

He was then helped off the field, limping to the sideline and Zach Wilson came in to replaced Rodgers. A cart was brought over to the sidelines soon after and Rodgers was loaded onto the back and brought back into the locker room. 

There was fear that Rodgers was dealing with an Achilles injury and the MRI on Tuesday confirmed these suspicions.

And Dr. Chao is just one of a few doctors who have voiced their opinion, with Mark Adickes, a former NFL offensive lineman turned orthopedic surgeon, also having provided his opinion on Monday night.  

Rodgers' injury has shined even more light on the artificial turf that players are forced to compete on at MetLife Stadium. While they recently did some renovations to the field, making it better than it was previously, players still prefer grass. 

So that has caused many to blame the turf for what happened to Rodgers, but Dr. Chao put an end to those rumors. 

"Look, I am the first one to say that grass is overall is safer than turf. Admittedly there's different types of grass, different types of turf. But I don't think turn was the No. 1 determinant here," Chao said. "The No. 1 determinant was Leonard Floyd on his back. The No. 2 determinant was the previous calf strain and perhaps the age of 39. No. 3 or 4 was the type of field turf. It could be a contributing factor, but I don't think it's the No. 1 factor."

Rodgers will be out for the entire 2023 season, with Zach Wilson currently set to serve as the Jets starting quarterback. 

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