Rodgers: Time with Jets feels 'like waking up inside of a dream'

Aaron Rodgers is in high spirits as he prepares to make his regular-season debut with the New York Jets.

While discussing his time in New York thus far, the veteran quarterback likened the experience to a really good dream.

"I told a friend this has felt like waking up inside of a dream, this whole experience - a beautiful dream," Rodgers said Thursday, according to Brian Costello of the New York Post. "So many times you have a great dream and you wake up and you're like, 'I just want to get back into that thing,' and you can't quite get back into the dream. I've woken up inside of that dream, it feels like. That's been really, really special."

The Jets acquired the 39-year-old Rodgers in April as part of a blockbuster trade with the Green Bay Packers, with whom he spent the first 18 seasons of his career.

Since joining the Jets, Rodgers said he's often stopped to reflect on how happy he is in his new surroundings.

"I won't say it out loud a lot," he said, "but I'll just sit back with the guys in the room and take a second sometimes and (think), 'How cool is this?'"

The Jets kick off the 2023-24 season Sept. 11 with a Monday Night Football matchup against the Buffalo Bills.