{"id":109861,"date":"2021-04-11T21:28:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T01:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=109861"},"modified":"2021-04-11T21:28:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T01:28:29","slug":"nfl-rumors-aaron-rodgers-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/04\/11\/nfl-rumors-aaron-rodgers-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Rumors: Green Bay Packers Won\u2019t Sign Free Agents Until Re-Working Aaron Rodgers Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aaron Rodgers is coming off arguably the best season of his storied career<\/a>, but he can\u2019t play forever. The future Hall of Famer is entering his age-38 season, so time is definitely of the essence. Green Bay\u2019s front office has not done much in free agency to build the team, but that could be changing in the coming weeks. According to rumors originating from ESPN<\/a>, the Packers are waiting to re-work Aaron Rodgers contract before making any major moves.<\/p>\n

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NFL Rumors: Aaron Rodgers Contract Delaying Free Agent Moves<\/h2>\n

While speaking to an anonymous agent, ESPN’s Rob Demovsky broached the topic of what the Packers are doing to support Aaron Rodgers in the offseason. Green Bay currently has just $2.57 million in available cap space, meaning that they don\u2019t currently have the resources to go after any of the bigger names on the market. However, according to the agent, the Packers will be more active if and when Green Bay addresses Rodgers\u2019 contract. The agent said that a team spokesman told him that the team simply won\u2019t have any spending money until the organization gets \u201csomething big done\u201d.<\/p>\n

Now, this isn\u2019t direct information, so some of this should be taken with a grain of salt. However, it doesn\u2019t take a rocket scientist to figure out that \u201csomething big\u201d refers to Aaron Rodgers and his massive contract. The quarterback is currently on the books for $37.2 million, but Green Bay could dramatically reduce that number by converting some of his guaranteed money into a signing bonus.<\/p>\n

Doing this, however, will increase Rodgers\u2019 cap hit down the line, which means that they might be stuck with Rodgers if he starts to decline. Green Bay clearly doesn\u2019t want to be on the hook<\/a> for that eventuality, as they drafted Jordan Love in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. From the outside looking in, it appears as though the Packers are debating whether it\u2019s worth going all-in for one or two more seasons with Rodgers, or if they should keep their future open for Jordan Love.<\/p>\n

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