Overview

• Aaron Rodgers will start for the Steelers at MetLife Stadium against the Jets in Aaron Glenn’s head coaching debut.
• Glenn refused to revisit his decision to move on from Rodgers, calling him "gone," while praising the veteran’s mental acuity and noting age-related physical decline.
• Justin Fields said "there's no storyline" for him, emphasizing focus on football after considering a Pittsburgh return before signing a two-year, $40 million deal with New York.
• Jets defenders such as Sauce Gardner and Jamien Sherwood said past practice familiarity with Rodgers won’t replace week-specific preparation.
• According to ESPN Research, this is the first season opener featuring starting quarterbacks who changed the teams they started for the prior year, as key Jets including Gardner, John Simpson and Tyrod Taylor returned to practice.