Aaron Rodgers has admitted that he worried his football career would be over when he suffered a season-ending Achilles injury on Sept. 11 of last year.

"I was really thinking, 'This is it. You don't come back from this injury,'" the 40-year-old quarterback said in a two-hour interview on the "I Can Fly" podcast.

His night began when he ran out with the American flag during the pregame introductions, which he called "one of the highest highs in my sporting career." Minutes later, on the New York Jets' first possession of the season, he was carted off with a season-ending injury.

"I had this incredible offseason experience in a new city, a new town, with new teammates, a new organization, an owner for the first time, and really falling back in love with the game that I first fell in love with when I was 5 years old," Rodgers said. "It was absolutely beautiful and special and deep and rich and yummy, and just incredible.

"And then, one of the most heartbreaking nights of my life, when I played four plays. Talk about an ego death."

The New York Jets are confident that Mike Williams will be on the field in Week 1.

"Mike, he's got a long way to go," coach Robert Saleh said. "He's on the same timeline that Breece (Hall) had. They're very similar injuries, same time frame. He knows he's got a road to trek, but at the same time, if he does it the right way, we're very confident we'll have him ready for Week 1."

Williams, 29, tore his ACL on Sept. 24. He said during his introductory press conference with the Jets that he expected to be ready for the start of the 2024 season.

New Orleans Saints defensive end Chase Young is expected to miss part of training camp after undergoing a neck procedure, according to a source.

Young signed a one-year deal worth a guaranteed $13 million following his visit with the Saints on Monday. The Saints were among the teams aware of the neck issue.

He missed the Washington Commanders' season opener last season because of a neck stinger sustained in the first preseason game. While Young was initially expected to delay his return until Week 3, he played the next week and did not miss another game in 2023.

Joe Burrow is still sketching out his recovery timeline for surgery to repair a torn wrist ligament in his throwing hand.

But if things continue to go according to plan, the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback has a date set on when he should be fully cleared this offseason.

"I think middle of May is when I am expecting to kind of be cleared for full contact and everything," Burrow told ESPN on Sunday. "Over the next month (to) month and a half, we'll kind of decide all those things."

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw suffered a torn left Achilles tendon in Sunday's 25-22 Super Bowl LVIII loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game.

Greenlaw's injury happened after a San Francisco punt with 9:26 left in the second quarter. Greenlaw was not on the field for the punt and was simply running back onto the field for the next defensive series when he went down after taking a step toward the field.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney is not expected to play Sunday in Super Bowl LVIII, a league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Toney was one of the stars of Kansas City's Super Bowl victory last year over the Philadelphia Eagles but has struggled with injuries and inconsistent play this season.

Patrick Mahomes, Sr. was arrested Saturday night in Tyler, Texas, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

Mahomes, 54, is facing a charge of DWI 3rd Or More with his bond being set at $10,000.

The charge is a third-degree felony and carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison if he is convicted, according to Texas law. Mahomes Sr. pleaded guilty to a previous DWI arrest in Texas in 2018 and was sentenced to 40 days in jail, which he served on weekends.

T.J. Hockenson had surgery on Monday to repair the torn ACL in his right knee, an injury he suffered Dec. 24 against the Detroit Lions, the Minnesota Vikings announced.

Hockenson also tore the MCL in the same knee. The decision was made to delay the ACL surgery until the MCL healed.

Monday's procedure was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache from the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles.

With training camp roughly six months away, the Vikings have not yet provided a timetable for Hockenson's return to the field.

Andy Reid says the Kansas City Chiefs did not file erroneous injury reports regarding Kadarius Toney as the wide receiver claimed in a profanity-filled Instagram Live post.

"He's been on the injury report, [so] that part is not made up by any means," Reid said.

In his post, Toney said he doesn't have the hip and ankle injuries the Chiefs have recently listed for him on their weekly injury reports.

Toney hasn't played since a Week 15 game against the New England Patriots in which he deflected a pass to a defender for an interception for the second time this season.

The Chiefs said before Sunday's AFC Championship Game that Toney wouldn't play because of injuries and personal reasons. 

Toney's partner gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter, on Saturday.

Kansas City Chiefs pass rusher Charles Omenihu tore an ACL in Sunday's AFC Championship Game and won't be available to play in Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers, according to reports.

Omenihu had a career-high seven sacks this season despite missing the first six games due to suspension.

He had a strip sack of Lamar Jackson on Sunday before leaving with the injury.

Omenihu, 26, joined the Chiefs as a free agent after four NFL seasons split between the Houston Texans and 49ers.