Rodgers signing a new deal? Contract Details

[SnakeLH2006]

Surprise, surprise
Rodgers said he was half asleep watching the television Sunday morning when an ESPN report flashed that negotiations on a new contract for Rodgers had begun and would probably be completed during the bye week.

"I saw it on the bottom (crawl) line," Rodgers said. "I was with my neighbor, and I go, 'Did you see it?' And he said, 'Yeah.' It was news to me."

Rodgers said he has no knowledge of any talks taking place.

"I know it didn't come from my side."

I won't say where it's from (wink wink) but a good source.

Personally, good shit though, as Arod looks to want to be a Packer player.

Estimates on a deal? 4-6 years easily...

Arod right now gets much less then the Romo deal as he's done nothing compared to Romo going 11-2 when he signed. I love Arod but TT is smart too.

If this is true and and I can't directly quote the source:

My guess is 4 years 28 million. Thoughts?? I'm a HUGE JSONLINE fan, just can't post links.

[Partial]

I think it's a decent idea to sign him for 4 years now. TT is smart and will make sure shawty gets paid if he performs, and we can cut him if he gets hurt or sucks. At first, my initial thought was WTH is TT smoking? But then, the more I thought of it the more I liked it.

Anybody else thinks Kampy gets re-upped before year's end as well? I sure do.

[Scott Campbell]

Through 3 games he looks like he's worth locking up. Though Derek Anderson looked like he was worth locking up too, based on 16 games last year.

[BF4MVP]

Yeah I saw something about it on ESPN, but when I turned it on, Mort was pretty much done talking about it. Locking A-Rod up is logical. Hopefully they can get a deal done soon. Jennings, too.

[oregonpackfan]

Though Rodgers has been impressive his first three games, it is way to early to be talking about contract extension, IMO.

From the article, it appears the alleged sources lack credibility.

[LL2]

Though Rodgers has been impressive his first three games, it is way to early to be talking about contract extension, IMO.

From the article, it appears the alleged sources lack credibility.

I agree, and if I was Rodgers I'd wait. 4 yrs/ 28 mil will make him feel short changed in a couple years. If he plays lights out the next couple years he could get $12 mil a year easily.

[Tony Oday]

Though Rodgers has been impressive his first three games, it is way to early to be talking about contract extension, IMO.

From the article, it appears the alleged sources lack credibility.

I agree, and if I was Rodgers I'd wait. 4 yrs/ 28 mil will make him feel short changed in a couple years. If he plays lights out the next couple years he could get $12 mil a year easily.

F it the way contracts are honored these days sign him for that and if he exceedes just redo it.

[pbmax]

He has a new agent and that new agent doesn't make a dime until there is a new contract. This was inevitable, at least by next training camp.

Though Rodgers has been impressive his first three games, it is way to early to be talking about contract extension, IMO.

From the article, it appears the alleged sources lack credibility.

[MadtownPacker]

I dont see why this shouldn't wait. Way too fast after 3 games. He got his chance with the steering wheel and at the end of season show him what he deserves even if that is Romo type money. Probably a big part of what TT is holding all his chips for. It wouldn't be right with so many other players who have been on the field longer waiting for their payday.

[cpk1994]

I dont see why this shouldn't wait. Way too fast after 3 games. He got his chance with the steering wheel and at the end of season show him what he deserves even if that is Romo type money. Probably a big part of what TT is holding all his chips for. It wouldn't be right with so many other players who have been on the field longer waiting for their payday.

Will you say that after nine games? After all, most didn't object to loudly to Grant geting paid after only playing 9 games. ARod should get the same treatment.

[Pacopete4]

I dont see why this shouldn't wait. Way too fast after 3 games. He got his chance with the steering wheel and at the end of season show him what he deserves even if that is Romo type money. Probably a big part of what TT is holding all his chips for. It wouldn't be right with so many other players who have been on the field longer waiting for their payday.

Will you say that after nine games? After all, most didn't object to loudly to Grant geting paid after only playing 9 games. ARod should get the same treatment.

I do.. I have a big problem with paying QB's before they do anything.

See: Derek Anderson

[bobblehead]

I dont see why this shouldn't wait. Way too fast after 3 games. He got his chance with the steering wheel and at the end of season show him what he deserves even if that is Romo type money. Probably a big part of what TT is holding all his chips for. It wouldn't be right with so many other players who have been on the field longer waiting for their payday.

Will you say that after nine games? After all, most didn't object to loudly to Grant geting paid after only playing 9 games. ARod should get the same treatment.

I do.. I have a big problem with paying QB's before they do anything.

See: Derek Anderson

People are such hypocrites...I was against giving grant a big deal at that point and I'm still against giving arod a huge deal until the offseason. Guys playing a few good games and getting big contracts is half of whats wrong in the NFL today....the cowboys are the other half.

[MadtownPacker]

Will you say that after nine games? After all, most didn't object to loudly to Grant geting paid after only playing 9 games. ARod should get the same treatment.

If you actually read what I said it applies to AFTER NINE games or more if they make the playoffs. If I was ARod I might want to wait too. The money he missed when he wasnt drafted #1 is waiting across the horizon of this season.

I objected to Grant getting paid now. Just search my username with the word "grant". I imagine some of the players would not like it either.

[pbmax]

People are such hypocrites...I was against giving grant a big deal at that point and I'm still against giving arod a huge deal until the offseason. Guys playing a few good games and getting big contracts is half of whats wrong in the NFL today....the cowboys are the other half.

NFL contracts are not guaranteed. The dead money problem that some teams have is largely a function of how they structure the deal to minimize the short term cap hit. In the Packer's case, Grants deal is not for huge money by RB standards. $4 mil per year for 2 years is just over average. And that number represents the total risk to the Packers on Grant's deal, because the Packers didn't need to hide bonus money to lower the cap hit.

A new Rodgers deal could easily be structured the same way. The question of timing is separate. Mad is right about waiting for at least a few more games. The Packers may not have seen enough if Rodgers demands are high. Rodgers might get more if he waits and plays well.

But there are two reasons to do it before the end of the season. We are sitting unded the cap by a large amount. Rodger's guaranteed money could be covered by the cap excess this year. Leaving the Packers with little risk if he doesn't pan out in the next couple of years. The second reason is that Rodgers new agent is currently working for free.

[Kyle.McCarroll]

Through 3 games he looks like he's worth locking up. Though Derek Anderson looked like he was worth locking up too, based on 16 games last year.

Derek Anderson threw 19 INT's last year. That wasn't worth locking up.

Why wouldn't they wait til the off-season for this? Airin' should be focused on winning games right now, not contract numbers.