New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh says the franchise are "leaving the door open" for Aaron Rodgers to return from injury this season.
Just four snaps into his first game with the Jets, Rodgers suffered a torn Achilles which required surgery two days later.
Achilles injuries like the ones suffered by Rodgers tend to take a minimum of four months to recover, which from the time of Rodgers' injury would be during the 2023 playoffs.
But just 34 days after his injury, Rodgers was spotted practicing throwing footballs while supporting his own body weight during the Jets' Week 6 warm-up.
The Jets are currently 3-3 through six weeks, and the franchise would be unlikely to risk Rodgers returning during the regular season unless a playoff berth was still a possability.
However, the fact Rodgers is walking around and throwing footballs so soon after his injury is unprecedented, and speaking to Good Morning Football head coach Saleh said any return this season would be "absolutely ridiculous".
"Everything says he should not be able to do this. Any medical professional will say the same. What he is doing is absolutely ridiculous," said Saleh. "I wouldn't put anything past him.
"He is a big believer in manifestation, you become what you think about, and he is willing himself to return faster than what you're supposed to.
"He is fuelled by doubt, the more you doubt him the more fuels he has and he is on a mission, I'm not doubting him!
"When he's got something on his mind and he wants to prove it he is going to proof it.
"We're leaving the door open for him and it is amazing to see how hard he has been working."