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5 hours ago, BurntDice said:

Isn’t he making like 50 mil next year? Why on earth retire when you have that kind of money staring at you 

Not that I’d know from experience lol but he’s made over 300 mill in NFL contracts. He’s made a ton more money in endorsements. Prob has top notch guys handling his money making sure his money is turning into more money. There becomes a time where you have so much money that it doesn’t really matter anymore. He’s likely at that point. The money may incentivize him to play to some extent but he certainly doesn’t need it.

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23 minutes ago, extmenace said:

Not that I’d know from experience lol but he’s made over 300 mill in NFL contracts. He’s made a ton more money in endorsements. Prob has top notch guys handling his money making sure his money is turning into more money. There becomes a time where you have so much money that it doesn’t really matter anymore. He’s likely at that point. The money may incentivize him to play to some extent but he certainly doesn’t need it.

Plus he bought a lotto ticket.

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38 minutes ago, Biggs said:

Plus he bought a lotto ticket.

The Packers are the one’s that purchased a LOTTO ticket in Jordan Love, hoping to hit the jackpot to reset the salary cap. They lost, while also failing to give AR the quality #2  beside Davante Adams or another top line OL to protect him.  So many 1st round picks on defense. Very similar to the Jets B4 JD!
 

Packers offense sputtered in the playoffs when teams took away DA and left Rodgers with a WR group similar the the Titans, sans AJB. 

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https://overthecap.com/looking-ahead-to-the-packers-options-with-aaron-rodgers

Posted on October 24, 2022 

With the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers stumbling through the 2022 season I have started to get a number of questions pertaining to Rodgers and his contract. Rodgers signed a massive three year contract worth $150.8 million with virtually the entire contract guaranteed for injury and over $100 million fully guaranteed. Due to the size of the contract it is a complex deal and questions are being asked about his future and the Packers options with the salary cap, so I will try to explain the contract as best as possible given the information I have on the deal.

Rodgers currently has a salary cap charge of $31.6 million in 2023. $59.465 million of his $59.515 million salary for the year is already guaranteed. The Packers have the option to pay that salary out as a $58.3 million option bonus and a $1.165 million salary in order to drive his cap charge to the $31.6 million figure. The timing of the option works in the Packers favor for both trades and/or potential retirement as the official option decision does not have to happen until the start of the 2023 regular season.

What Happens in Aaron Rodgers Retires?

If Rodgers were to walk away he would forfeit all his rights to the $59.465 million in guaranteed salary for next year. In order to best accommodate the hit on the salary cap my assumption would be that the Packers and Rodgers would sign a new contract where the option bonus was eliminated and just a $1.165 salary remained. That would reduce Rodgers salary cap charge to $16,998,750 and they would carry him on the roster as a procedural move until June 2nd. At that point they would put him on the retired list. The salary cap charge in that case would be $15,833,570 in 2023 and $24,480,000 in 2024.

If they did not do that and processed the retirement right away they would take a salary cap hit of $40,313,570 in 2023 but none in 2024. The Packers have no cap space next year so it would seem more likely that they take the first approach.

What Happens if the Packers Trade Aaron Rodgers?

Rodgers does not have a no trade clause in his contract so he could be traded to a team as well.  The timing of the option should give the Packers all the way until the end of training camp to move him. The cap charge here would depend on when he was traded. If Rodgers were to be traded prior to June 1st the Packers would take on a $40,313,750 cap hit in 2023. If he was traded after June 1st it would be a $15,833,570 cap hit in 2023 with $24,480,000 due in 2024. This assumes that the Packers did not exercise the option before the trade. If the option is exercised then the trade number spikes to nearly $100 million. There should be no need to exercise the option until the last possible day.

For the team acquiring Rodgers they would be on the hook for the salary for the year. The cap charge would be $59,515,000 if they do not exercise his option and $15.79 million if they were to exercise the option. Rodgers has an injury guarantee of $49.25 million for 2024 but that does not become fully guaranteed until 5 days after the 2023 Super Bowl. If Rodgers was cut after 2023 it would cost the team $43.725 million on the 2024 cap. If he retired they could split that as $14.575 million in 2024 and $29.15 million in 2025 using a similar June 2nd date as mentioned above in the retirement option.

Can Aaron Rodgers be Cut?

No that is not a feasible option. Because his salary next year is fully guaranteed the Packers would take on over $99 million in dead money. While they could officially pick up the option and split that across 2023 and 2024 it would be about $31 million in dead money in 2023 and then $68.2 million coming in 2024.

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1 hour ago, extmenace said:

Not that I’d know from experience lol but he’s made over 300 mill in NFL contracts. He’s made a ton more money in endorsements. Prob has top notch guys handling his money making sure his money is turning into more money. There becomes a time where you have so much money that it doesn’t really matter anymore. He’s likely at that point. The money may incentivize him to play to some extent but he certainly doesn’t need it.

Poor mans mentality

 

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2 hours ago, Irish Jet said:

He's becoming a lot like Favre with the drama surrounding him after every season. 

100% seems like the only thing he learned being “mentored”.

As an aside, I cannot believe Jets fans spent about 10 years buying into the farce that is “we need a mentor QB, or our rookie will not develop”. Hopefully now they understand it’s the coaching staffs job.

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9 minutes ago, FactsOnly said:

Poor mans mentality

 

Not at all. Its actually the opposite. he's got to be worth at least 200 mill. Does his life change any if he is pocketing another 30 mill after taxes? He has F-you money. With the type of money he has, he can easily make what he's making in NFL money doing something else - if thats what he wanted to do. He will never worry about money should he play next year or not. He's set. His kids will be set and their kids will be set. you forget that the business they are in can ruin their quality of life years after retirement. 

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12 minutes ago, TuscanyTile2 said:

Speaking of Aaron Rodgers, the year he was drafted (24th overall in 2005), the Jets' first pick that year (which came in the 2nd round) was Mike Nugent.

GB added a HOF QB while we added a kicker (who also didn't live up to billing). 

LMAO!

 

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm

Totally unfair. Nugent had a nice career for the Bengals.

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14 minutes ago, TuscanyTile2 said:

Speaking of Aaron Rodgers, the year he was drafted (24th overall in 2005), the Jets' first pick that year (which came in the 2nd round) was Mike Nugent.

GB added a HOF QB while we added a kicker (who also didn't live up to billing). 

LMAO!

 

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm

Yeah, but the Jets also got Doug Jolley in the trade down to the second round. So.

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1 hour ago, extmenace said:

Not at all. Its actually the opposite. he's got to be worth at least 200 mill. Does his life change any if he is pocketing another 30 mill after taxes? He has F-you money. With the type of money he has, he can easily make what he's making in NFL money doing something else - if thats what he wanted to do. He will never worry about money should he play next year or not. He's set. His kids will be set and their kids will be set. you forget that the business they are in can ruin their quality of life years after retirement. 

Rodgers doesn't have kids

He doesnt think long term like that, he is kind of an a-hole

 He will return to GB. He's just learning from another a-hole in Ben Roethlisberger that once you are old and under a massive contract, your only move is to threaten to retire every year for some organizational leverage.

They will bring in a fancy free agent at WR or TE, in an effort to get him to "change his mind" and return. (even though he was going to return anyway)

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I'm not sure Aaron is willing to do what Tom did to get another ring (take a lower salary)

The relationship between him and Zach is intriguing enough that it would allow us to go for a ring but also keep Zach. I just don't know how you have the contract make sense.

2/15 - Carr

3/15 - Jimmy G

3/18 - Mike White

6/1 - Rodgers/Love

 

Order of important dates for QBs. 1 of these 5 will be our starter IMO

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1 hour ago, football guy said:

Trading for Aaron Rodgers is not off the table. Should be interesting to see how this turns out 

Trade for Rodgers for 2 years…

Have Wilson sit and learn…

See if you can win a title in that time…

See if Wilson develops or you start over at that point..

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1 minute ago, Adoni Beast said:

Trade for Rodgers for 2 years…

Have Wilson sit and learn…

See if you can win a title in that time…

See if Wilson develops or you start over at that point..

This would be the most ideal scenario for the Jets and if they go the superstar QB route, it would more likely be Aaron Rodgers (not Lamar Jackson)

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28 minutes ago, football guy said:

This would be the most ideal scenario for the Jets and if they go the superstar QB route, it would more likely be Aaron Rodgers (not Lamar Jackson)

Rodgers would cost 3x 1st round picks, and $50 million/year in cap space, minimum.

Breaking the back of the team for what would effectively be a one-year run at a Super Bowl followed by a total teardown and 3 year rebuild again?  Fun.

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I've come to hate Aaron Rodgers after having a monster man crush on him for a very long time.  I think I could get over it and let him back in my life if the Jets traded for him.  It could be a good thing for him too, he doesnt seem very energized to play for GB anymore and I feel like that was a weak way to go out and he might want redemption after he does some hallucinogenic drugs in the offseason.

 

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15 minutes ago, Warfish said:

Rodgers would cost 3x 1st round picks, and $50 million/year in cap space, minimum.

Breaking the back of the team for what would effectively be a one-year run at a Super Bowl followed by a total teardown and 3 year rebuild again?  Fun.

I don't think he would cost that much draft capital. Given his age and loose commitment (he's not going to change his tune on this), you're going into it knowing it could only be for a single season. I'm guessing it would take a first round pick at the least, but 3 is a stretch 

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