Aaron Rodgers isn't looking at the 2024 season as his swan song.

The New York Jets quarterback reiterated he does not have any plans on retiring after next season but acknowledged a long road back from his torn Achilles.

"I was thinking when I got traded it was gonna be a one-year thing," Rodgers said Monday at his season-ending press conference. "Then I got out here and realized how much fun I was having, kind of falling back in love with the game, and I said [the media] it was not going to be a one-year thing, and then it gets taken away. ... I'm gonna have to go out and prove I can still play at a high level, but I'd like for this to be more than just next year."

Rodgers played just one offensive series during the 2023 season before suffering an Achilles tear. While he feverishly worked to get himself back in the lineup, the Jets ruled him out for the remainder of the year after they were eliminated from playoff contention.

New York finished a disappointing 7-10 but boasts a championship-worthy defense in desperate need of an offense to match.

That's where the Jets hope Rodgers comes in. The team essentially spent last offseason reworking the offense in Rodgers' image, bringing in familiar faces at offensive coordinator (Nathaniel Hackett) and at offensive skill positions (Randall Cobb, Allen Lazard) to help increase his comfort.

While none of the Rodgers-centric acquisitions performed well in 2023, it's hard to judge them without their quarterback in place. Rodgers won two MVP awards with Hackett as his offensive coordinator, while Cobb and Lazard have both put up numbers with Rodgers under center.

The Jets already have Rodgers under contract through the 2025 season, but they'll likely look to reduce his cap number a year from now if he does return. The future Hall of Famer carries a $51.5 million number in 2025, but the Jets could kick that can down the road by pushing more money into the future.

Of course, that will all be reliant on Rodgers' ability to perform at a high level at age 40 coming off a catastrophic injury. Suffice it to say time will tell.