It doesn’t sound like a new deal between Packers and Aaron Rodgers is imminent. No meaningful progress has been made recently on a contract extension and nothing will happen right away, barring a dramatic change, a source tells Mike Florio of PFT. 
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Rodgers is averaging about $22MM/year on his current deal and will average $19.9MM in the final two years of the pact. Those numbers are well below market for a quarterback of his caliber, but Rodgers also isn’t publicly making a big fuss over his next deal. Behind the scenes, it’s likely that Rodgers has pushed for a unique deal to highlight his unique talent level.
“It’s only been on my mind because … people have been writing and talking about it a lot,” Rodgers said recently when asked about the possibility of a non-traditional contract extension. “There have been many conversations about it. I think that there’s some merit to looking into where you do a non-traditional contractual agreement. If anybody at this point is gonna be able to do something like that, I think there needs to be a conversation about it. I never said anything about [tying the contract to] the cap. I just think there’s ways to do contracts where you can still be competitive so the team is happy about it, but have some more freedom.”
The Packers, meanwhile, have lots of leverage here. After paying him $39.8MM over the next two seasons, the Packers can franchise tag him in 2021. After that, they can franchise tag him once again for 2022, if they’re willing to give him a 20% pay bump over the ’21 tender. Assuming a rate of $27MM in ’21, that comes out an average of less than $25MM/year for the next four seasons. It’s not clear what the Packers would want in return for surrendering that option, especially since it would keep Rodgers in place through his age-38 season.
Im sure thats the option the Packers will take its the cheapest.
Yup. I wouldn’t be suprised if McCarthey thinks Hundley or Kizer could take over if AR12 were to leave
Shocker
The man deserves to be paid but not at a cost that hampers the pack from signing anyone else of note coming up. Is he worth 40m a season? Maybe…but that’s just not realistic if you want to retain your other stars.
I have a feeling we will find a good middle ground to keep ARod happy eventually, regardless if it is this season or the next.
Lmao what stars? The Packers have never surrounded Rodgers with a star.
36 pro bowl selections not including ARod since 2010….dumb comment.
Obviously somebody who has not done any homework on the matter. The Packers have been loaded with talent.
“Lmao” you’re an idiot. “Lmao”
He must be a Johnny come lately packers fan
You got that right! Like Brett Favre before him the Packers are just happy with ticket sales championships can only come if Rogers becomes Superman.
Since in 2017 AR went on IR, was activated from IR and THEN (despite team and league BS due to AR’s STAR STATUS) went back on IR FOR THE SAME INJURY, AR is ACTUALLY a FREE AGENT anyway. (discounting the snowjob on the matter by the team and the league.
The league has to approve such transactions so stop being a moron.
You’re a crazy person.
Its not the same injury. Believe it or not you can re aggravate something
I get the leverage the packers have the next couple years, but I’d be hesitant to put my eggs in the franchise tag basket since the new CBA will be coming up at that time.
Those injuries the last years might be the reason