The Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers are still in the midst of negotiations on a new contract which will likely make him the highest-paid player in the entire league and is expected to get done by the start of the season.
One of the biggest facets of that new deal that is being discussed at the negotiation table is Rodgers’ apparent desire for more control over his future, as Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
“Another aspect I’m told is important to him is player control and how much control he can have on his future,” Garafolo said.
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Such control could allow Rodgers to opt out of that contract and renegotiate a new deal. If the Packers decide to give Rodgers what he wants, it would be a ground-breaking deal, unlike anything that’s ever been seen in the league, per Garafolo.
Although Rodgers will once again become the highest-paid QB in the league in his upcoming deal, he likely won't be well before it expires. That's what happened once he signed his current five-year deal in 2013. He has fallen down the pecking order of the highest-paid QBs as the price for quarterbacks has steadily increased and players inferior to Rodgers have benefitted.
If the 34-year-old Rodgers, who still has two more years left on his current contract, signs another five-year extension, he would be into his 40s by the time it expires. He could once again see himself slide down the rankings during that time, which is likely why he’s pushing for that sort of option on his new contract.
However, the Packers have the upper hand in negotiations over their star quarterback. Aside from the two years still on Rodgers’ deal, they can simply choose to use the franchise tag on Rodgers for a couple more seasons before he can hit the open market again.
Without sufficient leverage, the chances of Rodgers getting such a concession from the Packers seem unlikely. But if there’s a quarterback in the league who may just be able to get it, it’s Rodgers.
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