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By: Manuel Acevedo Posted 12 Sep 2023, 10:19 pm EDT
On the night of this Monday, September 11, Aaron Rogers broke the Achilles heel in his left ankle after an impact from one of the Buffalo defenders. With this injury, the veteran quarterback joins a select group of players who have been injured while making their debut with their new teams.
According to medical reports, the 40-year-old is expected to miss a full year of action before he steps on the field again.
Which players have been injured when they debuted with their new team?
Gareth Bale, when he was loaned from Real Madrid to Tottenham, he arrived at the London team with some physical discomfort after several training sessions, the Welsh player was injured and missed a large part of the start of the season. After returning, the footballer had a superb performance for the rest of the season.
Carlos Tevez After wearing the Manchester United shirt, he moved to the Red Devils’ rival, Manchester City. There was a lot of expectation among the blue team fans for this player’s debut with the light blue shirt, but that was thwarted for a few days due to a sprained ankle that he suffered while taking a shower.
One of those that caused the most stir was the signing of Eden Hazard for Real Madrid in their 2019 season. The footballer played several preseason matches, a few days before his league debut he was diagnosed with an injury and had to wait several dates to be able to play.
Several players have gone through this in different sports disciplines. Right now, the New York Jets must be looking for a backup quarterback in free agency, since they only had two on their roster for this season.
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