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Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers reportedly make decision on future
By Keith Farner
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Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers have ended their ongoing dance and settled on a long-term deal.
Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported that Rodgers and the Packers have agreed on a 4-year $200 million deal as he becomes the highest-paid player in NFL history. Last month, Rodgers became the fifth player to repeat as Most Valuable Player.
Rodgers reportedly considered retirement and the Denver Broncos among other options if he didn’t return to the Packers.
The #Packers and MVP QB Aaron Rodgers have agreed to terms on a 4-year, $200M deal that makes him the highest paid player in NFL history, sources say. He gets a whopping $153M guaranteed and his cap number goes down. A monstrous commitment by GB for years to come. 💰 💰 💰
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 8, 2022
Rodgers in 2021 had a great season even after a 2020 season in which he threw a career-high 48 touchdowns and only 5 interceptions. In 2021, he finished with 37 touchdowns and just 4 interceptions, which gave him the best touchdown-to-interception ratio in the NFL.
He missed one game due to COVID-19, but the Packers still captured the No. 1 seed in the NFC before a disappointing divisional round loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
Keith Farner has written about college football for newspapers and web sites since 2005.