New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers may play another three years in the NFL after taking a historic $35 million pay cut in a newly restructured contract. Rodgers reworked his contract last week to a three-year, $112.5 million deal that includes $75 million in fully guaranteed money for 2023 and 2024.
In his previous contract, Rodgers was due to make about $110 million in guarantees.
“This is going to be a few-years partnership,” Rodgers said, via ESPN. “I want to play a few more years, and it’ll be five after that. Who knows what’s going to happen in eight or nine years? That’s a long way off. I’m taking it one year at a time. Yeah, I’d love to play as long as I can, as long as it’s fun, as long as my body feels good, as long as they want me.”
The Jets acquired Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers in a blockbuster trade. Rodgers threw for 3,695 yards and 26 touchdowns last season while completing 64.6% of his passes. The Jets believe they can win the Super Bowl this season with Rodgers under center.
“I feel great about what I’m making,” Rodgers said. “It wasn’t really a negotiation, like back and forth, me starting at 50 and them starting at 20 and meeting somewhere. It was an easy conversation, much of it between me and Joe, just talking about the state of the team and the opportunities that could be out there — that are out there now, that could be out there.”
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A four-time NFL MVP, Rodgers is once again following in the footsteps of Brett Favre, who played for the Jets in 2008 after a legendary run with the Packers. It’s going to be interesting to see how many games New York wins next season with Rodgers leading the offense.
The 39-year-old Rodgers is now making $37.5 million per year, which is tied for the 12th-highest AAV among quarterbacks. Many people around the NFL were stunned Rodgers took such a massive pay cut, but the future Hall of Famer wanted to help the Jets with their cap flexibility.
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“It’s about guys at the end of camp we could bring in,” Rodgers said. “There’s obviously more trades now that we see across the league — bigger names at the deadline than maybe my first couple of years in the league.”
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