Aaron Rodgers could sense Robert Saleh was “a little nervous” when the Jets head coach approached his star quarterback about playing in the preseason finale Saturday against the Giants.

“But I was already leaning towards asking him to play. So it was an easy conversation,” Rodgers said after practice Tuesday in Florham Park.

The four-time NFL MVP will appear in a preseason game for the first time since 2018 — and likely will play multiple series, according to Saleh — as Rodgers and the Jets look to “ramp up” the offense’s final preparation for the regular-season opener Sept. 11 against the Bills.

“There’s always that risk-reward. I think over the years it just hasn’t made sense based on a number of different factors,” Rodgers said. “I used to enjoy playing in the preseason in my younger years, just to kind of take that first hit or feel the nerves in the first drive. So I look forward to being out there.

“I think we’ve got to get a lot done in the next two weeks. I think this is when the speed amps up a little bit and the urgency amps up a little bit.”

Saleh said before practice began that the organization didn’t want Rodgers’ first game action with his new team to come in the regular-season opener, which is more than two weeks from now.

“Ultimately, he’ll have his thoughts, too, but for us as an organization, he’s new. I know he’s been in the league a very long time, but we just didn’t want Sept. 11 to be the first time that he stepped into MetLife Stadium,” Saleh said “The Giants and Jets game, whether it’s preseason or regular season, there’s gonna be a good turnout, there’s gonna be a lot of anticipation and excitement in the building.

“And I just didn’t want the first time that he goes out with his new team, new colors, new teammates, new stadium, I didn’t want Sept. 11 to be the first time.”

Rodgers hasn’t appeared in the Jets’ first three preseason contests, staying on the sidelines with a headset on while watching backups Zach Wilson and Tim Boyle run the offense.

Saleh stressed that Rodgers and his new teammates need some game action to get accustomed to each other, and that the organization can’t be concerned with the 10-time Pro Bowler getting injured Saturday night against the Giants.

“No. You can’t coach scared, you can’t play scared,” Saleh said. “You can slip out of your car and have something happen to you.

“We’ll be, knock on wood, everyone will be fine. You see some of the great ones out there. Kansas City is playing their guys, Buffalo is playing their guys. It’s not uncommon. You can always play the hindsight game or the fearful game. But what’s in the best interest of our team is to go out there and play some football together, and prepare ourselves the best way we can for Sept. 11.”

Rodgers noted the importance of fine-tuning his cadences and hand signals with the starting offensive line, which will include former first-round pick Mekhi Becton starting at right tackle.

Thus, Saleh said, he expects Rodgers to play multiple series Saturday.

“We’ll see how it goes. I don’t want to just throw him out there for a series and get him out,” Saleh said. “I would like to see those guys go through transition and get to the sideline and have some adjustments, and get back to the field and make some more adjustments and play with those adjustments.

“So you’d like to see that transition happen a few times.”