The Green Bay Packers have reached a deal with quarterback Aaron Rodgers worth a reported $200 million over the next four years. At $50 million per season, Rodgers now ranks No. 1 in the league in annual compensation, bumping Patrick Mahomes’ $45 million average with the Kansas City Chiefs down a spot.
This news is especially bad for the Seattle Seahawks – and not only because they’ll have to contend with Rodgers another four years. His deal might make it very difficult for Seattle if they hope to keep starting QB Russell Wilson for another contract. Around this time next year Wilson’s agent Mark Rodgers will come calling for an extension. As others have noted, he’s used Rodgers’ previous deals with Green Bay as benchmarks for Wilson’s in each of the last two negotiations with Seattle.
Wrote yesterday: Russell Wilson’s agent Mark Rodgers has used Aaron Rodgers’ Packers deal as benchmarks for Wilson’s previous 2 Seahawks extensions.
Aaron Rodgers gets $153M gtd to stay with GB. That’s a wild new comp. But the salary cap is about to spikehttps://t.co/IXBmJpi6ii
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) March 8, 2022
