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Aaron Rodgers Record Extension

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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers have agreed to a record-breaking four-year, $134 million extension that could be worth up to $180 million in total money, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

Rodgers is expected to sign the deal at some point Wednesday, a source told Schefter. The deal would run through the 2023 season, when Rodgers will turn 40 years old.
The extension includes nearly $103 million total in guarantees, another record amount, and has an annual average value of $33.5 million, according to Schefter.
The total maximum value of the deal is between $176 million and $180 million, based on $4 million in incentives tied to helping the Packers make the playoffs and finishing top three in quarterback rating, the source told Schefter.

An important feature of the deal for Rodgers was the cash flow in the first year, according to Schefter. Rodgers will receive $67 million by the end of the 2018 calendar year and an additional $13 million before March 17, 2019, according to Schefter.
Source: ESPN
 
For some reason I figured it would happen today...crazy casheesh.
 
I think he's overrated. The media acts like he's the best QB ever. Like we've never seen anything like him. Yes, he's obviously a great QB and a hall of famer, but he gets away with a lot of 50/50 balls where the WR makes a play for him.

A good QB should put the ball where his WR can make a play but when i watch Rodgers, that's the main part of his game. Ben does the same but never gets the slobbering love that Rodgers gets.
 
PS Any venture to say what Ben Rothlesberger's extention will look like? After all he will be a 3-time Super Bowl winner after this year.........





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Lambert58 said:
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers have agreed to a record-breaking four-year, $134 million extension that could be worth up to $180 million in total money, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

Rodgers is expected to sign the deal at some point Wednesday, a source told Schefter. The deal would run through the 2023 season, when Rodgers will turn 40 years old.
The extension includes nearly $103 million total in guarantees, another record amount, and has an annual average value of $33.5 million, according to Schefter.
The total maximum value of the deal is between $176 million and $180 million, based on $4 million in incentives tied to helping the Packers make the playoffs and finishing top three in quarterback rating, the source told Schefter.

An important feature of the deal for Rodgers was the cash flow in the first year, according to Schefter. Rodgers will receive $67 million by the end of the 2018 calendar year and an additional $13 million before March 17, 2019, according to Schefter.
Source: ESPN
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What % of the salary cap is this deal worth assuming the cap goes up 5% a year from what it is today? If you pay one man 134- 180 million in 4 years, that's just crazy. You won't be able to keep many of the veterans you need to win.
 
tapeANaspirin2it said:
I think he's overrated. The media acts like he's the best QB ever. Like we've never seen anything like him. Yes, he's obviously a great QB and a hall of famer, but he gets away with a lot of 50/50 balls where the WR makes a play for him.

A good QB should put the ball where his WR can make a play but when i watch Rodgers, that's the main part of his game. Ben does the same but never gets the slobbering love that Rodgers gets.
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i'm sorry, but this is absolute rubbish. in no way, shape or form is aaron rodgers overrated.
 
Overrated or not, these QB deals are just plain madness. 33.5 million average per year?! I don´t know man, that much money can feed a whole country for a day or two...
 
tapeANaspirin2it said:
I think he's overrated. The media acts like he's the best QB ever. Like we've never seen anything like him. Yes, he's obviously a great QB and a hall of famer, but he gets away with a lot of 50/50 balls where the WR makes a play for him.

A good QB should put the ball where his WR can make a play but when i watch Rodgers, that's the main part of his game. Ben does the same but never gets the slobbering love that Rodgers gets.
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Yep agreed
 
Damn. I just don't see how you can have that much money wrapped up in one guy without severely hurting the teams chances to win it all.
 
Steeler said:
Damn. I just don't see how you can have that much money wrapped up in one guy without severely hurting the teams chances to win it all.
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Because teams know the salary cap is going up.. football is still generating tons of money. Teams value are going up. Whats 33 million whats 176 million to a billion dollar franchise.

NFL teams generated $7.5 billion from media deals last season, or 57% of the league’s $13.2 billion in total revenue. Most of those deals are locked up past 2020, but there are opportunities for incremental revenue.

NFL owners are minting money thanks to hefty TV contracts and a favorable labor deal with the players. Operating profits (earnings, before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) were a record $101 million per team last season, with every team north of $40 million. The $3.2 billion in league-wide income is $500 million more than the combined earnings of teams in the NBA, NHL and MLB.

The average NFL franchise is worth $2.5 billion, up 8% by FORBES’ count over last year. The Dallas Cowboys were the only NFL team worth $2 billion five years ago. Now all but five of the NFL’s 32 teams are worth at least $2 billion (the Buffalo Bills bring up the rear at $1.6 billion).
 
CharlesDavenport said:
Holy crap. For playing football.
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That's what my reaction was. Pro football ( unlike other sports ) is out of control. Where in the world would you find a reason to justify this kind of money. Actors have long pulled in ridiculous amounts of money and it's now moved to sports.

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As much as I love the game, I can not support this out of control sport that continues to lose it's entertainment value in my eyes by adding controversial rules, allows it's employees to act like petulant children, all the while driving participation to spiral monetarily out of the reach to the average family. There are too many other venues to explore that are not as aggravating to my psyche.

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Yeah, there now I am feeling more sedate already....sigh
 
Well Danica is out of work and they have to eat. I understand investing in a good QB, but how do you continue to surround them with talent if they are eating up that much cap space?
 
No Super Bowls for the Packers in the next 7 years.
 
Man they got him cheap. It should be like 800 million(some cash on the side) The packers can sign Bell for 300 million and they can be a 2 man team.

Sarcasm.
 
Rogers is an outstanding QB, but these contracts are just getting flat out stupid.
 
antdrewjosh said:
Because teams know the salary cap is going up.. football is still generating tons of money. Teams value are going up. Whats 33 million whats 176 million to a billion dollar franchise.

NFL teams generated $7.5 billion from media deals last season, or 57% of the league’s $13.2 billion in total revenue. Most of those deals are locked up past 2020, but there are opportunities for incremental revenue.

NFL owners are minting money thanks to hefty TV contracts and a favorable labor deal with the players. Operating profits (earnings, before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) were a record $101 million per team last season, with every team north of $40 million. The $3.2 billion in league-wide income is $500 million more than the combined earnings of teams in the NBA, NHL and MLB.

The average NFL franchise is worth $2.5 billion, up 8% by FORBES’ count over last year. The Dallas Cowboys were the only NFL team worth $2 billion five years ago. Now all but five of the NFL’s 32 teams are worth at least $2 billion (the Buffalo Bills bring up the rear at $1.6 billion).
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No I get that. I'm talking about the cap. Yes, it going up, but now you've got 1 guy that is eating up about 18% of it.
You pay 1 man 33.5 a year, that to me equals 2 or 3 other positions that are getting short changed.
You short change a few positions, that's less talent. Less talent = longer odds of winning.
 
Steelr4evr said:
Man they got him cheap. It should be like 800 million(some cash on the side) The packers can sign Bell for 300 million and they can be a 2 man team.
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You may be on to something. I recall the Colts testing out that approach several years back ...

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Hmmm ... may need some work.
 
Steeler said:
No I get that. I'm talking about the cap. Yes, it going up, but now you've got 1 guy that is eating up about 18% of it.
You pay 1 man 33.5 a year, that to me equals 2 or 3 other positions that are getting short changed.
You short change a few positions, that's less talent. Less talent = longer odds of winning.
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The more money generated the more the cap has to go up. I myself think they should do away with the cap its out dated. It was put in to keep things fair with small market teams vs large markets. Really no such thing anymore. Teams arent even obligated to spend it all. For the most part its just used to justify keeping salaries down. Get rid of it.
 
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