Veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a season-ending injury only four plays into his New York Jets debut on the first Monday of last season.
The four-time MVP is set to kick-start his Jets career on the first Monday of the new season with a return to his native California to face the 49ers, the team he supported as a boy and who overlooked him when they had the first pick in the 2005 draft.
Rodgers’ move from the NFL’s smallest media market (Green Bay) to the largest (New York) meant the Jets earned five games on primetime TV slots last season.
This year they have six, the joint highest with the Dallas Cowboys – known as America’s Team – and the 49ers.
Brothers John and Jim Harbaugh will meet as opposing coaches for the third time on 25 November, three days before Thanksgiving.
John remains in charge of the Ravens, while Jim has been appointed Los Angeles Chargers coach.
They contested the 2013 Super Bowl, with John’s Ravens beating Jim’s 49ers.
