07-26-2023, 08:13 PM
(07-26-2023, 07:57 PM)Nepa Wrote: Meanwhile, Aaron Rogers took a huge pay cut to help his new team:
"Rodgers agreed to a two-year, fully guaranteed $75 million contract with the Jets, a source told ESPN, confirming a report by NFL Network. It represents a pay cut of $33.715 million from the $108.715 million he was still owed on the contract he signed with the Packers in 2022.
"The Jets' salary cap will be reduced by the same amount as his pay cut which will allow the Jets to acquire far more talent than they would have been able to acquire under the contract assumed from the Green Bay Packers in April. No team sport player has ever revised his contract in such a team-focused way."
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38075863/aaron-rodgers-agrees-reworked-contract-jets
Rodgers will also turn 40 this year. That’s the driving factor behind his declining salary.
