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>>> THE JETS KICKED OFF THEIR SEASON MONDAY NIGHT AND FANS ARE DEFINITELY HOPING THAT THIS SEASON GETS OFF TO A BETTER START THAN LAST YEAR, NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. OTIS IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR PLAYOFF DREAMS. >> AND I WAS IN THE STADIUM LAST YEAR ON THAT OPENING MONDAY NIGHT, IT IS STILL SO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE SEASON WAS PRETTY MUCH OVER AFTER JUST FOUR OFFENSIVE PLAYERS WHEN AARON RODGERS TORE THAT ACHILLES TENDON AND IT ENDED HIS SEASON AND PRETTY MUCH ENDED THE JETS SUPER BOWL HOPES. IT HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD BACK. ROGERS TELLS US THERE WERE SOME DARK TIMES DURING HIS REHAB, BUT HE IS ALL THE WAY BACK MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY. HE HAS SOME PERSPECTIVE AFTER ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE SEASON OPENER. HE SAYS HE MAY REFLECT ON THE MOMENT AFTER HE PASSES LAST YEAR'S NUMBER OF PLAYS. >> MIGHT BE A LITTLE SMIRK AFTER THE FIRST ONE. BUT I AM IN A GOOD MIND SPACE. YOU KNOW? REALLY HAD A YEAR TO REMEMBER IN A LOT OF WAYS. SOME REALLY DIFFICULT THINGS, BUT SOME GREAT THINGS AS WELL. THERE IS ALWAYS A PROSPECTIVE MOMENT DURING THE ANTHEM TO COLLECT YOUR THOUGHTS AND KIND OF SEND GRATITUDE OUT TO THE UNIVERSE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE STANDING ON THE FIELD IN PADS. >> AT AGE 40, IT WASN'T A GUARANTEE THAT HE WOULD GET BACK, SO HE HAS TO BE COUNTING HIS BLESSINGS. >> WE ALSO HAD A MESSAGE FOR THE PLAYER THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS PLAY HERE WHEN HE WENT DOWN. >> YEAH, LEONARD FLOYD WHO SIGNED WITH THE 49ers, SO THESE TWO GUYS WILL SEE EACH OTHER ON OPENING MONDAY NIGHT AGAIN. HE SAYS HE HOPES THAT HE DOESN'T FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INJURY. AND BY THE JUST REVEALE