AR wants out?!

[King Friday]

Not sure it is about nothing. Rodgers is still royally pissed at the FO, and likely will demand a trade in the future if he is not appeased.

Rodgers simply knows that he had no real option for forcing the Packers hand without risking the loss of this entire season, and he's got too big an ego and too many endorsement deals to miss a full year. He does want out...but he doesn't have a good way to get there yet.

[Joemailman]

Rodgers may be getting the contract he wanted all along. There was a report a couple of days ago that Rodgers wanted 90 million guaranteed over the next 2 years. If he's getting that, the only way to make that work with the Packers current salary cap situation is for him to be in Green Bay at least trough 2023.

[King Friday]

Rodgers may be getting the contract he wanted all along. There was a report a couple of days ago that Rodgers wanted 90 million guaranteed over the next 2 years. If he's getting that, the only way to make that work with the Packers current salary cap situation is for him to be in Green Bay at least trough 2023.

I don't think the Packers have any interest in that. He currently has 3 years left on his current contract. Why would you pay him more to stay the same amount of time?

[Joemailman]

I don't think the Packers have any interest in that. He currently has 3 years left on his current contract. Why would you pay him more to stay the same amount of time?

Because maybe he won't stay without the guaranteed money.

[HarveyWallbangers]

They won't (and shouldn't) give him anything that guarantees three more years. If he reverts back to his 2018-2019 level of play, becomes injury prone, or Love shows something special, they need the flexibility to get out of ARod's contract within the next two years.

[Vincenzo]

Not sure it is about nothing. Rodgers is still royally pissed at the FO, and likely will demand a trade in the future if he is not appeased.

Rodgers simply knows that he had no real option for forcing the Packers hand without risking the loss of this entire season, and he's got too big an ego and too many endorsement deals to miss a full year. He does want out...but he doesn't have a good way to get there yet.

My 80 year old father said, “he’s dirtied his bib,” which means he believes this is his last season for sure.
I meant much ado about nuttin in the sense that he’s gonna play after all. The media put a massive spin on things with 95% of it being BS.
One thing however we cannot doubt is he’d rather play for a different team and doesn’t like the Packer management.

[Jaire]

Rodgers just liked this interview. Watch the31:00 to the 39:00minutes. AR wanted to finish out in GB. I doubt this ever changed. A lot of this is just ckick bait and media hype. Anyways, we've been lucky to have him. He'll be back for one more and hopefully gets a ring.

https://youtu.be/qPGQEUjLJpE

[texaspackerbacker]

Rodgers may be getting the contract he wanted all along. There was a report a couple of days ago that Rodgers wanted 90 million guaranteed over the next 2 years. If he's getting that, the only way to make that work with the Packers current salary cap situation is for him to be in Green Bay at least trough 2023.

Is that report credible? If it goes down that way, I'm all for it. It will take agreement of Gutekunst et al, though. I'm not sure they're that committed to keeping him even though IMO, they damn well should be.

$90 million guaranteed could look something like this: $75 million bonus, $15 million the fist year ($30m cap hit), $15m each years 2-5 (with $30m cap hit each year). Dead money would be $45m, $30m, or $15m if he was gone with 3, 2, or 1 left out of the 5 years. I'd be jumping for joy if this happened. As I said, though, I don't have complete confidence in the Packer leadership to do it.

[Harlan Huckleby]

he's got too big an ego and too many endorsement deals to miss a full year.

I'd say he only has one life and doesn't want to throw away a full year of his excellent adventure.

[Joemailman]

Bears fans on reports that Aaron Rodgers will be back with the Packers.

[Joemailman]

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers reportedly have made significant progress toward settling their differences, but the reigning MVP is likely entering his final season with the team.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Rodgers and the Packers are close to an agreement that would bring Rodgers back to the team for one more season. The deal, which Schefter describes as “close,” does not include more money. However, the Packers are tweaking Rodgers’ contract in a way that would assure he can leave Green Bay next year.

Rodgers has three more years remaining on his current deal, but the Packers agreed to void the final year in 2023. They also agreed to not place the franchise tag on Rodgers.

Sounds to me like they will allow Rodgers to work out a trade with another team after the 2021 season.

[Jaire]

Aaron Nagler said he got a call from Rodgers that he is back. He's doing a live chat now. I think I heard that right.


SHUT THIS THREAD DOWN!!!!!!!!


(Edit.......I misheard him: bad feed)


SHUT


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[ThunderDan]

Sounds to me like they will allow Rodgers to work out a trade with another team after the 2021 season.

That's what it sounds like to me also. We better get a lot in trade for ARod. If the front office some how fucks this up and all we get is a high comp pick when he walks I will be pissed.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Sounds to me like they will allow Rodgers to work out a trade with another team after the 2021 season.

ESPN reported that the 2023 season would be voided from Rodgers’s current contract and the Packers would agree to review Rodgers’s situation following the 2021 season. The Packers also would agree not to use the franchise player tag on him to limit his ability to depart the franchise, according to the ESPN report.

The Packers got screwed. They gave away everything just to have Rodgers for one season.

I think you have to say Rodgers played this very smart. I am disgusted with this outcome, or at least the initial reports.

[Jaire]

The Packers got screwed. They gave away everything just to have Rodgers for one season.

I think you have to say Rodgers played this very smart. I am disgusted with this outcome, or at least the initial reports.

This is exactly went the FO wanted:

One more year to see if Love can take over. They have AR through 2022 with the ability to trade him in spring of 2022.

I think AR just wants to play & likes GB (team) & has another shot.

But we'll see the details soon. AR had no cards really and he doesn't want to sit out.