Will This Finally Be It For Aaron Rodgers And The Packers? – OutKick
After the Inexperienced Bay Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers introduced they had been working it again, the final assumption was that the veteran QB would retire after the 2024 NFL season. OutKick’s Armando Salguero reported that Rodgers was already signed for the 2022 season however his representatives and the Packers adjusted that yr and it…
After the Inexperienced Bay Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers introduced they had been working it again, the final assumption was that the veteran QB would retire after the 2024 NFL season.
OutKick’s Armando Salguero reported that Rodgers was already signed for the 2022 season however his representatives and the Packers adjusted that yr and it appeared to make the deal a two-year extension.
The Athletic‘s Matt Schneidman reports the contract is basically a one-year deal for $42 million. The identical thought was relayed by former Packers’ govt Andrew Brandt, in his current Sports activities Illustrated column.
“I view this contract as a one-year deal for $42 million,” Brandt wrote. “Subsequent yr there are two assured possibility bonuses, however these bonuses 1) must be exercised by the Packers, and a pair of) would journey to a brand new group upon any commerce. And with this selection bonus construction, the lifeless cash truly goes up the longer the contract goes on. Have been Rodgers to retire or be traded earlier than the choice subsequent yr, there could be roughly $40 million of lifeless cash but in addition a credit score of $59 million in nonexercised bonuses again to the Packers. And if he had been to play once more for the Packers subsequent yr, the lifeless cash would rise to never-before-seen proportions. The Packers knew this in negotiating this contract, as did Rodgers’ agent. In my humble opinion, this contract suggests a one-and-done for Rodgers and Jordan Love will ascend to the Packers’ beginning quarterback job after three years of apprenticeship, the identical time period that Aaron waited years in the past.”
The Athletic reviews the group started the offseason about $50 million over the wage cap — the second-worst cap crater within the league — however now sit No. 16 and maintain greater than $15 million in cap house.
Overthecap.com exhibits Inexperienced Bay’s $15,139,028 in out there cap house after factoring in all the brand new offers.
However the group doesn’t seem to have a lot spending cash when accounting for future spending on issues like apply squad salaries and in-season signings, Inexperienced Bay wage cap analyst Ken Ingalls shows.
So for now, let’s not be so fast to imagine Rodgers will play past the 2022 season — at the very least in Inexperienced Bay.
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