Rodgers downplays facing Jets: 'It's Week 1'

""Yeah," he said, "it's Week 1.""

""I'd just be excited for Week 1," he said."

""This is the second new, so it's the new new," he said. "I'm loving being here. The way that I've been welcomed has been really, really special from top down to the fans to guys in the locker room and sports staff, the men an"

Aaron Rodgers downplayed the significance of returning to MetLife Stadium for the Steelers' Week 1 matchup against the New York Jets, repeatedly calling it simply 'Week 1' and saying he would be excited. Rodgers was released by the Jets in March after a difficult two-year stint that began with a season-ending Achilles injury in 2023 and concluded with a 5-12 2024 season. Rodgers signed a one-year, $13.65 million contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to June minicamp after a prolonged courtship. The Jets signed Justin Fields to a two-year, $40 million deal. Rodgers described his transition to Pittsburgh as seamless and said he felt welcomed by the organization, fans, locker room and staff.

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