Rodgers Coming Extension

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The Packers carried over $3,934,518 in cap space from last season, according to the NFL Players Association. It puts the Packers at $15.9 million under the projected 2018 cap, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.

Hasn't this number been much higher elsewhere?

http://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/43820/aaron-rodgers-can-name-his-price-but-at-what-cost-to-packers-chances

Maybe not. https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/green-bay-packers/

Total Cap Liabilities: $165,319,167
Top 51: $160,120,634
Team Cap Space: $16,476,151

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But by no means, don't consider expanding your choice of offenses to run based on QBs available.

“Your quarterback is your partner. At some point when we sat down with Tony we told him, ‘You just need to decide how much of this you want, what you think is fair.’ The rest of it, they know us, we’re going to spend it on teammates. So I think that’s probably what every team with a top quarterback faces. It’s up to them. It’s, 'How much of this do you want?'”

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its the brady rule, but then of course if you take less money to help your team improve, the team better damn well go out with that money and try to improve the team

so, if you're a-rod, what do you do? cause we know in the past he's been a it pissed about the team not doing enough to help him. do you assume its just gonna be business as usual? in that case, he should take as much money as he can get because he's pretty much the entire team. or do you hope the new GM will actually be different and spend n free agents, then he might want to takeless

[Tony Oday]

Take 20 mil guaranteed for 5 years.

[red]

Take 20 mil guaranteed for 5 years.

That would be a pay cut

[pbmax]

That would be a pay cut

Not if fully guaranteed. Would be milestone of $100 mil fully guaranteed.

Unless Murphy, Gutekunst and Ball are prepared to share with Rodgers the actual 5 year plan (they might, but I doubt it) there is absolutely no reason to take less than market value.

Except for the rare guaranteed contract. That's Sean Gilbert money right there.

[jklowan]

I do not get this, he has two years left and has had now 2 broken collar bones. I say wait it out and spend the money on DEFENSE HELP this off season. Extend him after next season so he proves he can stay healthy and maybe a deep playoff run. Unless this extension is gonna save money on this years cap, I feel we have many other pressing needs. How about we figure out what we're doing at receiver so we free up more money, upgrade the CB spot ,TE help and improve the LB's & OL

[red]

Not if fully guaranteed. Would be milestone of $100 mil fully guaranteed.

Unless Murphy, Gutekunst and Ball are prepared to share with Rodgers the actual 5 year plan (they might, but I doubt it) there is absolutely no reason to take less than market value.

Except for the rare guaranteed contract. That's Sean Gilbert money right there.

he will be making 20.5 million in cash this year (no prorated salary cap BS), its all salary

and over 21 million in 2019, all salary

whenever he signs his new contact, this off season or next, he's gonna get a 50 million plus signing bonus

so, if he waits until after the 2019 season, he'll pocket just over 90 million in about 2 years. if he were to sign that 5 year 100 million guaranteed contract, he will have about 40 million in that same amount of time

this is what happens when you backload huge contracts, aaron is into the funny money area,but theres no way the team will ever cut him, so he just has to sit back and rake in the money. i doubt he wants a new deal this year, its in the teams best interest to re do the deal, but not his

[Zool]

His deal won’t replace the 2018 and 2019 salary. He will sign a 3-4 year extension with a big ass signing bonus due at signing. The only question is how much he makes 2020-2022/2023. I don’t even want to guess at the type of Monopoly money salary he’ll be getting. $30mil each?

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he will be making 20.5 million in cash this year (no prorated salary cap BS), its all salary

and over 21 million in 2019, all salary

whenever he signs his new contact, this off season or next, he's gonna get a 50 million plus signing bonus

so, if he waits until after the 2019 season, he'll pocket just over 90 million in about 2 years. if he were to sign that 5 year 100 million guaranteed contract, he will have about 40 million in that same amount of time

this is what happens when you backload huge contracts, aaron is into the funny money area,but theres no way the team will ever cut him, so he just has to sit back and rake in the money. i doubt he wants a new deal this year, its in the teams best interest to re do the deal, but not his

Neither 18 or 19 are guaranteed, so there is risk, even if its small.

Maybe the guaranteed number needs to be $120 mil.

[Pugger]

If I were him I wouldn't be in any hurry. He should wait and see what Brees and Cousins signs for first.

[Joemailman]

If I were him I wouldn't be in any hurry. He should wait and see what Brees and Cousins signs for first.

In addition to that, the Packers should have more salary cap room following the 2018 season.

[beveaux1]

He will be signed this offseason. My guess is that it will be in excess of 30 million per year with most of his contract guaranteed. We will be left with enough cap room for our 12 draft picks and a middling free agent or two bargain basement free agents. Another prediction is that Burnett will not be re-signed and Nelson, Cobb, and Matthews will return next year.

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In addition to that, the Packers should have more salary cap room following the 2018 season.

They will. But the Packers want this done now because the leverage increasingly goes to the QB the closer he gets to his last season. So you structure the deal to hit big when you anticipate the most room available, after Matthews and Nelson's contracts expire.

[Fritz]

If I were him I wouldn't be in any hurry. He should wait and see what Brees and Cousins signs for first.

I also wonder if he ever dreams of playing in a warmer-weather city. Like that state he's from, California. Don't they have three NFL teams, plus San Francisco?