Jets vs 49ers: Aaron Rodgers' Much-Anticipated Return

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00:00All right, Jets Niners tonight in California on the Monday night football game.

00:09The return of Aaron Rodgers.

00:13There's a lot of other guys that are going to try to make a name for themselves tonight,

00:17including Mike Williams with the Jets.

00:19We haven't seen him since he was with the Chargers.

00:22Yeah, in fact, William Scott got hurt week three last year at the Vikings.

00:27He was headed for a big game, suffering an ACL injury.

00:31Now talking to the Jets, their plan is for the early portion of the season, this is a

00:34medical decision, they're going to limit his snaps.

00:37They're not going to play him 100% or 90% or 80%.

00:41They're going to mix him in.

00:43Alan Lazard, who is making $10 million this season, fully guaranteed, he didn't do anything

00:47last year.

00:48He struggled mightily.

00:49He had a very good training camp.

00:51He'll see some time in place of Williams.

00:54They'll rotate some guys in there.

00:57The big thing here for the Jets, as you mentioned, it's obviously the biggest story in the National

01:00Football League, really, this week, is getting Aaron Rodgers back after he got hurt on that

01:04first series last year in week one.

01:08Talking to the Jets, Scott, they feel like their offensive line, they finally have got

01:11it right.

01:12They've got three new starters, two new tackles, mostly a veteran group.

01:15They actually have some depth.

01:17This is the best offensive line they've put together for years.

01:20If you remember, I remember you and I talking about this when Rodgers got hurt.

01:23Look at that line they had last year, comparatively to this season.

01:27It's way better now.

01:28They're more equipped to handle it.

01:29Even if someone has an injury, they have decent backups, so they feel good about that.

01:34Brees Hall, remember, he tore his ACL two years ago.

01:37He looked great coming back.

01:38Now, they limited his snaps early on last season.

01:42Mike Williams is on the same plan.

01:43Brees Hall, primed to have a big season coming back.

01:46Now, almost two years recovered from that injury.

01:49Great defense, but they're not going to have Hassan Reddick, who continues his holdout.

01:54It is really interesting, Scott.

01:56What I was told a couple of months ago was this.

01:59Reddick told them, once the contract negotiations broke down, and the Jets still went through

02:04the trade, they could have backed out.

02:07That Reddick told them, hey, I'll be at camp, I'm going to play this season, I'll ball out,

02:12and I'll get my deal on free agency.

02:14Well, obviously, that hasn't happened.

02:15He has not shown up.

02:17He's in excess of going to be over five million at this point.

02:21He's only making 14 and a half, I see, only.

02:25It's a situation that's gotten ugly.

02:27You put him on a defense, eventually, if he ever shows up, takes him to the next level.

02:32Right now, you're going to see Will McDonald and Michael Clemens fill in for Reddick.

02:36Will McDonald, a second-year defensive end, a first-round pick out of Iowa State last

02:40year.

02:41He's a speed rusher.

02:42Clemens is more of a power rusher.

02:44You know what's interesting?

02:45Both teams will get to the Niners in a minute.

02:46Both teams play the same front.

02:48They play that wide nine where the DNs, the edge rushers, are out wide.

02:52They get upfield to get to the quarterback.

02:54It's going to be a fun matchup.

02:55This one is very even.

02:56And by the way, the Niners are a four-point favorite, and the number's 43.

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