Update:
James Jones reports that Rodgers new contract is a four-year extension worth $33.5 million per year in new money plus incentives. In total, Jones says that Rodgers receives over $100 million in guarantees.
- According to Schefter, Rodgers new contract will be worth up to $176M-$180M. He’ll make $67 million before the end of the calendar year, over $80 million before St. Patrick’s Day next year, and has $103 million practically guaranteed.
- The contract includes a record signing bonus of $57.5 million, according to Mike Garafolo.
- Rodgers is now under team control through the 2023 season.
Adam Schefter reports that the Packers and QB Aaron Rodgers are expected to complete their record-breaking extension by the end of the weekend.
Recent reports continued to say that things were trending in the right direction for the Packers and Rodgers and that it was just a matter of time before an agreement was in place.
Rodgers, 34, is a former first-round pick of the Packers back in 2005. He’s entering in the sixth year of his seven-year, $130.75 million contract that included $54 million guaranteed and stands to make base salaries of $19.8 million and $20 million over the final two years of the agreement.
In 2017, Rodgers appeared in seven games for the Packers and thrown for 1,675 yards while completing 64.7 percent of his passes to go along with 16 touchdowns and six interceptions. He has also rushed for 126 yards. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 11 quarterback out of 39 qualifying players.
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