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The NFL isn’t doing the Jets any favors with their schedule

Nypost · · 116 words · By Brian Costello
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What to know about The NFL isn’t doing the Jets any favors with their schedule

After the NFL schedule came out in 2024, NFL exec Mike North said the league felt “the Jets kind of owe us one.” He was referring to the lost 2023 season when the league put the Jets in primetime five times but Aaron Rodgers’ Achilles only lasted four plays.

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What happened

After the NFL schedule came out in 2024, NFL exec Mike North said the league felt “the Jets kind of owe us one.” He was referring to the lost 2023 season when the league put the Jets in primetime five times but Aaron Rodgers’ Achilles only lasted four plays.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “NFL exec Mike North said the league felt “the Jets kind of owe us one.””
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One web search result explicitly mentions an 'NFL Exec Says Jets Owe Us One', but the provided evidence does not include a second independent source confirming the specific quote or the identity of Mike North as the speaker.
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States.1960 (AFL) 1970 (NFL). Mike Vrabel. New York Jets. East Rutherford, New Jersey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League
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web search NEUTRAL — Subscribe to the New York Jets YouTube channel to watch our original, award-winning documentary series "One Jets Drive", highlights, press conferences and more coverage of the team year round.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCROj9vBjc4ZW3AL4cd_BjHg
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web search NEUTRAL — NFL.com believes Jets QB Justin Fields will improve in 2025. There are some concerns with the whole Fields arrangement, as Patra notes that Fields will be working with a first-time offensive coordinat…
https://thejetpress.com/nfl-analysts-starting-believe-jets-j…
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Claim 2: “the league put the Jets in primetime five times [in 2023]”
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While one source mentions a 'record number of prime-time games' for the Jets, it refers to the 2024 season and does not specify the number 'five' for the 2023 season. Other results are generic homepages or unrelated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Save your favorite articles to read offline, sync your reading lists across devices and customize your reading experience with the official Wikipedia app. Google Play Store.
https://www.wikipedia.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — The NFL gave the New York Jets a record number of prime-time games through the first 11 weeks of the 2024 season. The league's broadcast partners are intrigued by the storylines surrounding Aaron Rodg…
https://www.givemesport.com/nfl-exec-says-jets-owe-us-one-si…
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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/
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Claim 3: “Aaron Rodgers’ Achilles only lasted four plays”
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Three independent web search results explicitly confirm that Aaron Rodgers suffered a torn Achilles injury after playing exactly four plays in his season debut.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron Rodgers leaves the Jets' season opener with a torn Achilles in the fourth minute after he arrived from Green Bay on a two-year deal worth $117 million.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-12/aaron-rodgers-injured…
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web search NEUTRAL — Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, making his debut with the New York Jets, was carted off the field after suffering a left Achilles injury on just his fourth play in the team’s Monday Night Football game aga…
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/11/sport/nfl-aaron-rodgers-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Quarterback Aaron Rodgers plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers after 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers.However, in his season debut in September 2023, Rodgers was on the field for only four plays bef…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/aaron-rodgers-s…
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