Having his son a whole country away on a schedule similar to his didn't necessarily make family time easy. In fact, Coach Rodgers can only recall having time to see Kacy no more than a handful of occasions in the previous years.

"You don't realize the last few years I saw my son once, twice a year because our schedules just didn't line up," he said. "Usually when he was in season, I was in season. So we were all busy about the same time."

Distance didn't do damage to the father-and-son duo's communication line, though. If anything, it motivated the two to stay connected, with Dad making sure he was able to watch Kacy's games, even if that meant rewatching his plays through tapes.

"I would only get to see his games live if they aired on ESPN3," he explained. "So I didn't get to see all of them, but luckily the CFL and the NFL have an agreement that they pass along his tapes. So I can sit at my desk...and watch it like I watch NFL games."

Although his leap from the CFL to the NFL was huge, making it to the Jets has only been the start of a very competitive process for Kacy II. As he takes this experience and what he's learned thus far and looks ahead, there's a lot more to consider than just having his dad as his coordinator.

"The NFL obviously comes with enough pressure that a lot of people don't see, but I'm in here working for hopefully a position on this team come training camp," he said. "Obviously my dad being my direct coach on my side of the ball and my direct boss if you say, I mean, that has pressure in and of itself."

Pressure or not, the exact moments this coach and son are living in have brought many emotions and strengthened an already unbreakable bond.

"I went from seeing him once, twice a year, to seeing him every day, and coaching him on the highest level of football," said the 48-year-old Rodgers. "That's really surreal in so many ways. As a father you sit back, and it's amazing to me because of his journey to get here."

Although nothing is guaranteed, what's been most valuable for the Rodgers pair is embracing this experience together. Because at the end of the day, there's nothing quite like the bond of father and son.