Jets officially shut down Aaron Rodgers return dream — why they activated him anyway

Jets coach Robert Saleh said Wednesday that Rodgers will not play again this season after the quarterback alluded to that being the case Tuesday on “The Pat McAfee Show” without explicitly saying he won’t be coming back down the stretch from a torn Achilles. Still, the Jets activated Rodgers, 40, off of injured reserve Wednesday. “We’ve got the roster flexibility with all the different things that have happened over the course of the last couple of weeks. It’s all part of his rehab, and just having him out on the...