Aaron Rodgers’ former teammate calls out NFL after Jets QB gets injured vs. Bills: ‘I’m sick of this’

Packers offensive lineman David Bakhtiari had some selection phrases for the NFL on Monday night time after observing his former teammate, Aaron Rodgers, get injured all the way through the primary quarter of the Jets recreation towards the Bills. 

Rodgers went down with an harm within the first quarter, and when it took place, it seemed that his left ankle may have got stuck within the turf at MetLife Stadium. 

After the sport, Jets trainer Robert Saleh printed that it used to be in truth an Achilles harm that may nearly indisputably sideline Rodgers for the remaining of the yr. On Tuesday, an MRI showed it is certainly a torn Achilles, which is able to value Rodgers the remaining of the 2023 season.

Bakhtiari, who spent 10 seasons as Rodgers’ teammate in Green Bay, instantly pointed out that he idea that the turf used to be accountable for the harm. 

A couple of moments later, the veteran offensive lineman known as out the NFL for now not getting rid of synthetic turf. Bakhtiari’s greatest factor looked to be the truth that a host of NFL stadiums will probably be putting in grass for the approaching 2026 World Cup, which is one thing they have not been keen to do for NFL teams despite the fact that avid gamers have been asking the league for years to put in grass at each stadium. 

The turf factor at MetLife Stadium in particular has been a nightmare during the last few years. Multiple groups have complained in regards to the turf, together with the 49ers, who watched 5 other avid gamers get injured all the way through a 2020 recreation towards the Jets. 

The turf from that recreation used to be in spite of everything changed THIS yr with MetLife getting new turf in March. The Monday night time recreation between the Bills and Jets used to be simply the second one regular-season recreation performed at the new turf following the Cowboys 40-0 win over the Giants on Sunday. Although there were not any primary accidents in that recreation, the Rodgers harm may just lead the NFL to take a more in-depth take a look at the brand new turf.