The Green Bay Packers have decided to give quarterback Aaron Rodgers more money (per year) than any player in NFL history. The Packers are signing Rodgers to a four-year, $200 million deal, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
At $50 million per year, Rodgers will make $5 million per year more than the next highest quarterback, the Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes.
Rodgers will receive $153 million in guaranteed money, an insane 76.5% of his deal. For a point of comparison, Mahomes signed a 10-year, $450 million deal and received $141 million guaranteed (31.3%). And Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen signed a $285 million deal with $150 million guaranteed (52.6%). Rodgers’ guaranteed sum is just one element of the deal that makes his contract unique.
The #Packers and MVP QB Aaron Rodgers have agreed to terms on a 4-year, $200M deal that makes him the highest paid player in NFL history, sources say. He gets a whopping $153M guaranteed and his cap number goes down. A monstrous commitment by GB for years to come. 💰 💰 💰
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 8, 2022
After years of drama and tension between Rodgers and the Packers — with the quarterback mulling a trade demand or retirement — he will stick with the team for the foreseeable future.
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