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Aaron Rodgers | Quarterback

Team: Green Bay Packers
Age / DOB:  (29) / 12/2/1983
Ht / Wt:  6'2' / 225
College: California
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Aaron Rodgers' five-year extension includes a $35 million signing bonus, and $54 million in total guarantees.
As previously reported, Rodgers will bring home $40 million in 2013, though he'll count just $12 million against the cap. The $54 million guarantee is $2 million more than Joe Flacco received. Rodgers' entire seven-year deal includes $62.5 million guaranteed. His cap number will never exceed $21.1 million. It's a contract both sides can be very happy about. Apr 29 - 11:10 AM
Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitter

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Aaron Rodgers - QB - Packers

Packers signed QB Aaron Rodgers to a five-year, $110 million extension through 2019.

The front-loaded deal pays Rodgers $40 million in year one, explaining why GM Ted Thompson was so conservative with his 2013 cap. It's a savvy deal by Thompson, but we've come to expect nothing less. Rodgers is now under control through his age-35 season. Theoretically, he can hit free agency in 2020 at age 36. Because Rodgers had two relatively cheap years remaining on his old deal, the new contract is worth $130.75 million over seven seasons, for an annual average of $18.68 million; Joe Flacco received an annual average of $20.1 million. The Rodgers deal is widely being pumped up as the richest in NFL history, but in actuality it's very much not. Another steal by Thompson.
Source: Tom Silverstein on Twitter
Apr 26 - 4:51 PM
Aaron Rodgers - QB - Packers

Club president Mark Murphy indicated that the Packers' forthcoming extension with Aaron Rodgers may not be as imminent as media reports suggest.

The deal is going to happen, but perhaps not until after the draft. "It’s a priority for the organization," Murphy said. "I’ve kept in touch and we’re hopeful it will be soon, but these things have a life of their own sometimes." Rodgers' new deal is expected to be worth roughly $100 million over four years.
Source: Racine Journal Times
Apr 7 - 11:04 PM
Aaron Rodgers - QB - Packers

Aaron Rodgers has no plans to hold out of Packers offseason workouts if the sides have yet to reach a new deal.

Most signs suggest the sides will hammer out an extension before the draft, but big-money negotiations have a way of bogging down when they're seemingly on the verge of completion. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported earlier Wednesday that the deal is expected to pay Rodgers over $25 million per season.
Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
Apr 3 - 7:24 PM
Aaron Rodgers - QB - Packers

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, there's "leaguewide speculation" Aaron Rodgers' new deal could be worth over $25 million per season.

That would make Rodgers the highest-paid player in league history, by far. Per Schefter, people "familiar with the (talks)" expect a deal to get done this offseason. NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday that Rodgers was hoping to have an extension in place before he reports for OTAs on April 15, but that could be tough considering the money involved.
Source: ESPN.com
Apr 3 - 2:53 PM
Aaron Rodgers - QB - Packers

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports Aaron Rodgers hopes to have an extension finalized before he reports for OTAs on April 15.

Rapoport calls the date a "benchmark." Rodgers loathes distractions, so we'd expect talks to intensify in the coming days. Rapoport reported Monday that the Pack are offering Rodgers over $21 million per year, but that the sides are roughly $2 million apart. Regardless, Rodgers' deal is going to surpass Joe Flacco's.
Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
Apr 3 - 2:17 PM
Aaron Rodgers - QB - Packers

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports the Packers are offering Aaron Rodgers over $21 million per season in long-term talks, but that the sides are roughly $2 million apart.

It means that, as a baseline, Rodgers will be making more than Joe Flacco, whose six-year deal includes an average annual value of $20.1 million. As Drew Brees and Flacco have proven, $2 million isn't a small sum of money in long-term talks, but Rapoport reports the sides are "making real progress." With over three weeks to go before the draft, the sides may very well reach an agreement before the league convenes in New York.
Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
Apr 1 - 8:19 AM
Aaron Rodgers - QB - Packers

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the Packers and Aaron Rodgers are "getting closer" to a long-term contract extension.

This confirms an earlier PFT report that a deal could be done before the draft. With Joe Flacco getting $20.1 million annually this offseason, the starting point for negotiations has already been set. Rodgers is expected to be seeking a contract in the range of $23-$25M per season. His current deal has two years left.
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Mar 28 - 10:01 AM
Aaron Rodgers - QB - Packers

According to ProFootballTalk.com, Aaron Rodgers' new contract with the Packers could be done before April's draft.

With Joe Flacco getting an average annual salary of $20.1M, the bar has been set. Rodgers is expected to land something in the range of $23-$25M per year, a massive raise on the $9.25M he's currently scheduled to earn. "It's his time," a source told PFT. Over the last four years, Rodgers is 46-16 as a starter, has won one Super Bowl and has never had a passer rating below 101.2.
Source: Profootballtalk on NBCSports.com
Mar 21 - 11:20 AM
Aaron Rodgers - QB - Packers

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on NFL Live that Aaron Rodgers' impending extension with the Packers is expected to be worth over $100 million across four years.

"This is a very simple deal to do for Aaron Rodgers," said Schefter. "There are many people around the league who are expecting a four-year, $25-plus million extension a year. ... That's how that deal is going to come down when it comes down." Schefter confirmed the Packers have been preparing to complete the new deal this offseason, sitting on their salary cap space to lock up Rodgers through age 35. Rodgers is 29 years old. His current deal has two years left.
Mar 19 - 4:42 PM
Aaron Rodgers - QB - Packers

Packers president Mark Murphy confirms signing Aaron Rodgers to a long-term contract extension before the start of the season is a "priority."

"I think as an organization, I think we all want to see that get done," Murphy said. The Packers have spent the entire offseason clearing cap space, letting veterans walk while declining to get in the mix on blue-chip free agents. It's possible both Rodgers and Clay Matthews will be locked up before Week 1. Rodgers is signed through 2014. Matthews is entering the final year of his rookie deal.
Related: Clay Matthews
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Mar 19 - 2:03 PM
Aaron Rodgers - QB - Packers

A league source with knowledge of the situation told PFT the Packers will extend Aaron Rodgers' contract "soon," and that it will "set a new benchmark that will stand for several years."

"It is his time," the source said. The NFL's best quarterback is signed through 2014, but the six-year, $65 million deal he inked in October 2008 is severely outdated. The former league and Super Bowl MVP is going to blow away Joe Flacco's $52 million guaranteed when he re-ups. CBS Sports reported Tuesday Rodgers has no plans to hold out this summer if he doesn't get a new deal.
Source: Profootballtalk on NBCSports.com
Mar 5 - 7:45 PM
Aaron Rodgers - QB - Packers

Sources tell CBS Sports that Aaron Rodgers won't stage a holdout if he doesn't get a new contract this offseason.

Rodgers signed a six-year, $65 million contract in 2008 and his base salary in 2013 will be $9.25 million. Joe Flacco just got $120.6 million from the Ravens and will earn more an average of $20.1 million annually. Rodgers, arguably the best quarterback in the NFL, is clearly deserving of a new deal but he's not one to rock the boat. The Packers will find a way to get him compensated before his deal expires following the 2014 season.
Source: CBS Sports
Mar 5 - 10:28 AM
Aaron Rodgers - QB - Packers

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel says "it's hard to imagine" the Packers not having extensions done with Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews before the season.

Rodgers has two years left on his deal, and Matthews is in the final year of his rookie contract. Rodgers will certainly be kicking back to see what Joe Flacco gets on his ensuing mega-deal before engaging in extension talks with the Packers. Rodgers is a bargain right now at his $9.75 million cap number. Green Bay plans to put the extra $2.5 million in cap space that was announced on Thursday to good use.
Related: Clay Matthews
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Feb 28 - 8:30 PM
Aaron Rodgers - QB - Packers

Aaron Rodgers said he is in no rush to sign a contract extension.

Rodgers signed a six-year, $65 million deal in October of 2008. By today's standards, he's nothing short of a bargain. Drew Brees' annual contract averages $20 million per season, Peyton Manning will earn $20 million in 2013 and Joe Flacco is getting set to break the bank. "I think everybody is going to see what Joe ends up signing for," Rodgers said. We wouldn't be surprised to see Rodgers eventually become the game's highest paid player.
Source: ESPN Milwaukee
Feb 6 - 12:28 PM