Like soup on a cold evening, Aaron Rodgers continues to be a hot commodity among all NFL teams. Well, almost all, because the Green Bay Packers appear to be really shopping Rodgers around.
The Denver Broncos, who have been trying for years to get back into deep contention, are one of the many suitors of the superstar quarterback. It helps that the Broncos are reportedly one of Rodgers' preferred destinations (via Pro Football Talk).
The Broncos continue to be the primary candidate to make a deal, in part because of need and in part because his three-team wish list consists of the (San Francisco) 49ers, Broncos, and (Las Vegas) Raiders. Many think the Broncos would pounce at the chance to get Rodgers if/when the Packers make him available.
The three-time MVP, even at 37 years old, would obviously be a giant lure for the Broncos if it happens. But that is a huge IF. Apparently, the Broncos are also quite cooling down on Rodgers because the asking price, quite expectedly, would be too much, including a bunch of draft picks.
The price paid in draft picks and/or players to accomplish the trade necessarily reduces the team’s willingness to pay Rodgers, since the combined price becomes a sliding scale of cash to the player and stuff to his former team. The more a new team would have to give the Packers to get Rodgers, the less it would want to give Rodgers. In turn, the more the new team has to give Rodgers, the less it would want to give the Packers to make it happen.
And so the Aaron Rodgers saga continues.
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