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USAT: Packers Wire

Feb 13, 2022

If Aaron Rodgers wants financial stability in Green Bay, the Packers are prepared to offer it. - According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Packers are willing to make Rodgers the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback on a per-year basis if he returns to Green Bay. - Rapoport suggested something like a two-year deal with void years to help with the salary cap in 2022. A big signing bonus spread over five years (assuming three void years) would drastically lower his cap number this year while also helping him become the game’s highest-paid player – a fitting financial arrangement for the NFL’s back-to-back MVP. - Rodgers, who turned 38 years old this past December, is still deciding his future in football. He can return, retire or request a trade. - Patrick Mahomes currently leads all quarterbacks with a contract that averages $45 million per season. Mahomes, Josh Allen Allen and Dak Prescott all average over $40 million per year. - Rodgers’ current deal (which expires following the 2022 season) averages $33.5 million. He’s set to count almost $47 million on the cap in 2022, but his cash flow during the year will be just under $28 million. And the Packers need to rework his deal to lower his cap number in 2022 and allow much-needed financial flexibility. - The once-fractured relationship between Rodgers and the Packers appears repaired. The player and team are in a “positive place,” per Rapoport, and the team’s willingness to commit to Rodgers in a significant way provides a clear path for him to return for 2022. There is “optimism and hope” from the team’s side that he will return. - So, considering all the variables in play, this could be the only question left: Will Rodgers decide to retire, or return for one more run in Green Bay? - An answer is coming in the next few weeks. - - RelatedAaron Rodgers 'thankful' for growth and improvement in relationships with PackersAaron Rodgers still deciding future but decision coming in 'near future'Watch: Packers QB Aaron Rodgers wins MVP at NFL HonorsPackers QB Aaron Rodgers named NFL MVP in 2021 - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Packers Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Packers Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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