Aaron Rodgers' record-setting deal with Packers already facing controversy
Not so fast, Green Bay fans. After NFL Network inside Ian Rapoport broke the news of Aaron Rodgers‘ blockbuster deal with the Packers, Pat McAfee shared a conflicting report. Rapoport and others claim that the quarterback’s deal is a four-year, $200 million agreement, with $153 million guaranteed. However, McAfee is now refuting that report.
“News of a ‘4 year $200,000,000 Million deal’ is not accurate… according to my sources (shrug emoji),” McAfee tweeted from The Pat McAfee Show account.
McAfee, a close friend of Rodgers, could be alluding to a difference in the reported deal and the actual language of the agreement. Either way, it’s clear the league MVP is staying with Green Bay moving forward. The popular show host shared himself, “HE’S BACK WITH THE PACK.” Aaron Rodgers is a frequent guest on the Pat McAfee Show and it’s where he chose to share updates during his COVID-19 vaccination controversy.
Rodgers’ deal makes him the highest-paid player in NFL history.
This past season, Rodgers claimed his second straight MVP award as he threw for 4,115 yards and ranked third in the NFL with a 68.9% completion percentage. He also threw for a league-low four interceptions and 37 touchdowns — giving him one of the best touchdown-to-interception ratios of the year. Green Bay earned the top seed in the NFC playoffs but ultimately fell to San Francisco in the divisional round.
Reports of a deal this huge surfaced last week. Rodgers’ plan was to announce his decision before the franchise tag deadline on Tuesday, which is exactly what he did. Now, with their franchise quarterback locked in for four more years, the Packers can move on to other major decisions.
Packers make franchise tag decision on Davante Adams
The Green Bay Packers are expected to put a franchise tag on wide receiver Davante Adams ahead of the 4 p.m. deadline, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The team will use cap space freed up by signing Aaron Rodgers to a massive four-year, $200 million deal on Tuesday.
If the Packers didn’t agree to a new deal with Adams or use the tag, their star wide receiver would have been open to the free-agent market at the start of the new league year on March 16.
General manager Brian Gutekunst said that using a franchise tag for Adams would be the last resort, preferring, instead, to sign him to a more long-term deal.
The Packers haven’t used a franchise tag since 2010 when they tagged defensive tackle Ryan Pickett. Despite helping their cause for Rodgers, tagging Adams comes with a high price. It will cost $20.1 million and it hits the Packers’ already inflated cap immediately.