The New York Jets team doctors have cleared Aaron Rodgers for takeoff for Monday's game against the Buffalo Bills.
The quarterback was a full participant Saturday after being limited Thursday and Friday while dealing with a sprained ankle. Interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said earlier in the week Rodgers also had an issue with a hamstring.
But the 40-year-old Rodgers is fine to play after having his worst game with the Jets when he threw three interceptions in a loss to Minnesota in London last Sunday. The four-time NFL MVP's leg was twisted awkwardly on one play, but he was able to stay in the game.
'He's looked really good,' said Ulbrich, who is in his first week as interim head coach after the firing of Robert Saleh on Tuesday.
'He's a magician as far as the work he puts into his body and all the (regeneration) and all the everything. He looks like Aaron, which is a fantastic thing, as we all know.'
The New York Jets team doctors have cleared Aaron Rodgers for takeoff on Monday night
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8), right, reacts as he is tackled during the second half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings
Ulbrich replaced the fired Robert Saleh on Tuesday and demoted offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett as the play caller. Todd Downing, the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach, will run the struggling offense against the Bills.
The defense will be without nickel cornerback Michael Carter II, who injured his back in pregame warmups last week and left the game early. Carter didn't practice all week and was ruled out Saturday.
Linebacker C.J. Mosley could return after missing the last three games with a toe injury. He's listed as questionable after being limited at practice all week.
'We steadily have just progressed him as far as the reps that he takes at practice,' Ulbrich said. 'He's felt the best he's felt in a while this week, so we're hopeful.'
Ulbrich also said defensive tackle Leki Fotu was 'trending' toward playing after spending the first five games on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. His practice window was opened last week, but the Jets didn't activate him because they felt he needed a little more time.
Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich is entering his first week as interim head coach
Owner Woody Johnson stunningly fired head coach Robert Saleh (pictured) on Tuesday
Linebacker Jamien Sherwood injured a hand at practice but fully participated and wasn't on the final injury report.
Owner Woody Johnson stunningly fired Saleh on Tuesday, disappointed in the direction his team appeared headed. With 40-year-old Rodgers at quarterback, Johnson knows the Jets have a tight window to try to win with him, so he made a change and installed Ulbrich as the interim coach for the rest of the season.
'It's been a bit of a whirlwind, a little bit of a tornado,' Ulbrich said before running his first practice Thursday. 'But it's exciting at the same time.'
Rodgers and the offense will have a different voice in charge after Ulbrich demoted Nathaniel Hackett and promoted passing game coordinator Todd Downing, also the Jets' quarterbacks coach, to be the primary play-caller.
'We're moving on to the Bills. It is time,' said Ulbrich, who'll continue to lead the Jets' defense. 'It's time we get this thing going. Start playing the brand of football we know we're capable of. So, the entirety of our focus is now on the Buffalo Bills.'
