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Robert Zeglinski

Aaron Rodgers’ new Jets contract conveniently offsets Zach Wilson’s entire deal

The reasonable conclusion to Aaron Rodgers taking one of the bigger pay cuts to guaranteed money in NFL history would’ve been that he wants to help the New York Jets. The second most reasonable conclusion would’ve been that he didn’t want to do this for the Packers — for their front office, anyway.

But in agreeing to chop off $35 million from his contract, Rodgers’ figures actually also account for a massive Jets mistake: Zach Wilson’s entire rookie deal.

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