This isn't to say Rodgers is suddenly a bad teammate in the eyes of his locker room. New York's starting quarterback was given the "Most Inspirational" award last year when he suffered a torn Achilles four plays into his Jets debut.

After winning a Super Bowl and becoming a perennial MVP with the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers was heralded as the light bringer for the quarterback-starved Jets when he was traded t

"So I just need a break mentally to just kind of refresh, put my feet in the sand and see where I'm at after that," Rodgers said.