Bernhard Langer returns to the course just three months on from Achilles rupture after seeking recovery advice from Aaron Rodgers

Golf legend Bernhard Langer returns to golf on Friday as part of the PGA Tour Champions Insperity Invitational, three months after Achilles surgery and seeking advice from Aaron Rodgers. 

Langer one-ups Rodgers, as the 66-year-old had the same ‘SpeedBridge’ procedure to repair his Achilles. Rodgers could not get healthy enough to return to the NFL in three months, when the Jets regular season was still ongoing. 

Rodgers tore his Achilles four offensive snaps into his time as a New York Jet and did not play for the rest of the season. 

Rodgers attempts to make a gridiron comeback in time for a possible Jets playoff push were well publicized, mainly due to the ‘SpeedBridge’ operation he had from doctor Neal ElAttrache. 

Langer did seek counsel from Rodgers after suffering the injury but did not have his surgery performed by ElAttrache. He suffered the injury not on the golf course, but while playing pickleball. 

Rodgers first season as a New York Jet lasted four offensive snaps before the Achilles injury

Langer only won three PGA Tour events, but is a legend on the European Tour, with 42 all-time wins, which is second all-time. 

Later in life, Langer has added to his golf resume, with 46 wins on the Champions Tour, which is the most all-time. 

Rodgers is also hoping for late-career heroics as he will turn 41 in the middle of the next NFL season. 

During his final years with the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers showed he can be an effective NFL quarterback late in his career, akin to Tom Brady’s relevance. 

Now, Rodgers and Langer will both look to prove post-Achilles surgery that they can both still be one of their sport’s best.