Packers prepared to go all out in attempt to keep Aaron Rodgers

It’s up within the air whether or not Aaron Rodgers will return to the Packers — or the NFL in any respect — subsequent season, however Inexperienced Bay may spend good cash to retain him.

Throughout his fourth MVP award acceptance speech, Rodgers mentioned he shall be taking the rapid future to resolve what his 2022 seems like, whether or not that be sticking with Inexperienced Bay, discovering a brand new staff or retiring.

Nonetheless, the Packers are trying to lock Rodgers down, and are keen to shell out massive cash for it. In accordance with ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Inexperienced Bay has plans to spend near the wage cap in 2022, utilizing related tactic the Saints deployed to retain Drew Brees by means of using void years to unfold the cap out as a lot as attainable.

Ian Rapoport reported that it's going to probably be a two-year deal that has a void on the bottom. The Packers would additionally plan to extend Rodgers’ wage to make him the highest-paid participant within the league, the report added. Because it stands, the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes leads all quarterbacks with $45 million yearly.

Aaron Rodgers nonetheless has selections to make about his soccer profession.

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Rodgers’ present contract runs by means of the 2022 season and has a virtually $47 million cap hit.

After a tumultuous final 12 months that resulted in an early playoff exit, the once-strained relationship between the 38-year-old and the Packers has improved. ESPN reported that the dangerous blood between Rodgers and the group has dissipated, and each side appear content material. Throughout his MVP acceptance speech, Rodgers thanked Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy and GM Brian Gutekunst.

Rodgers took house one other MVP award for his sturdy 2021 season.

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Final summer season, the quarterback saved followers ready, because it was unclear if he’d return to Inexperienced Bay. After refusing to say whether or not he would go to coaching camp and contemplating retirement, Rodgers ultimately returned and led Inexperienced Bay staff to 13-4 document.

Nonetheless, the Packers and Rodgers are actually in a “optimistic place,” in keeping with Rapoport, which supplies the franchise “optimism and hope” for a 2022 season with Rodgers in Inexperienced Bay.