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Warren Moon<\/strong> says Aaron Rodgers<\/strong> deserves a lot of credit for shutting down his comeback efforts this week … explaining to TMZ Sports<\/strong> things could have turned dire for the QB if he had continued his push to get back on the field.<\/p>\n The Hall of Fame quarterback — who knows a thing or two about playing into his 40s — said on Wednesday he’s glad Rodgers has decided to stop his pursuit of rejoining the Jets this season because he had a real fear the 4-time MVP could reinjure himself.<\/p>\n “Those Achilles injuries,” Moon said, “even though the Achilles might be connected again, it still has to become much stronger.”<\/p>\n Rodgers revealed on “The Pat McAfee” Show on Tuesday he would not get back under center<\/strong> for NY in 2023 despite busting his ass<\/strong> since he suffered the injury<\/strong> on Sept. 11 — because he’s just simply not 100 percent.<\/p>\n He told McAfee his leg is close — but he needed another 3-to-4 weeks to really feel good about things. And, with the Jets officially eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday, it just seemed to make sense for the 40-year-old signal-caller to put his focus on getting ready for 2024.<\/p>\n Moon obviously thinks that’s a great plan … telling us that even if NY had been in the postseason hunt, he still would have rather sat Rodgers.<\/p>\n “I still don’t think he should come back if he’s not 100 percent,” he said.<\/p>\n His advice to Aaron going forward was just to stay in shape — while making sure his team makes it a priority to surround him with a good offensive line next season.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0e\/16by9\/2023\/12\/19\/0e4d84dc63744aaf8f9eda6006d9ca39_md.jpg\")
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