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Aaron Rodgers Confirms He Will Be a Packer Next Season

Deal could make quarterback the highest paid NFL player in history.

By , Wisconsin Public Radio - Mar 8th, 2022 12:52 pm
Aaron Rodgers. Photo by All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Aaron Rodgers. Photo by All-Pro Reels, (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons

MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers is staying in Green Bay.

NFL Network reports the Green Bay Packers and Rodgers have agreed to a four-year, $200 million contract. It would make Rodgers the highest paid player in NFL history. Rodgers reportedly will get $153 million guaranteed.

Rodgers confirmed in a tweet Tuesday that he’ll be joining the Packers next season. But he said he hasn’t signed a contract, and that some of the deal’s reported details are inaccurate.

The deal puts to rest questions about Rodgers’ future. It was unclear if he’d be staying in Green Bay, going to another team or retiring from the sport. NFL Network reports Rodgers considered going to the Denver Broncos and retirement.

The 38-year-old quarterback was drafted by Green Bay in 2005. He became the starting quarterback in 2008 and led the team to a Super Bowl victory in the 2010 season. Since then, Rodgers has won league MVP four times.

With Rodgers back, the Packers will look to break a three-season streak of playoff disappointments.

Correction: The original version of this story indicated Aaron Rodgers had signed a new contract with the Green Bay Packers. At this time Rodgers says he is returning to the Packers but a new deal has yet to be signed.

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One thought on “Aaron Rodgers Confirms He Will Be a Packer Next Season”

  1. Mingus says:

    The Packers and the Fans got played. The Packers will have a narcissistic, self promoting quarterback prone to tantrums with no salary cap money left over for the rest of the team.

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