For the rest of the Jets’ season, Randall Cobb be forced to operate without the longtime teammate who helped him resist retirement this offseason.
Randall Cobb couldn’t sense the severity of Aaron Rodgers’ injury right away.
It occurred in the middle of a series. Cobb had seen the 39-year-old overcome other obstacles across their 10 years together in Green Bay, too.
If anything, Cobb said Thursday, he expected Rodgers to sprint out of the tunnel at any point Monday against the Bills and return to the Jets sideline.
Then, halftime came.
The reality of Rodgers’ injury — later diagnosed as a season-ending Achilles tear — became clear.
Cobb described it as a “terrible” incident that “sucks,” and for the rest of the Jets’ season, he’ll be forced to operate without the longtime teammate who helped Cobb resist retirement this offseason.
That doesn’t mean the 33-year-old’s role with the Jets has changed, though.
