Aaron Rodgers: I will be playing for Packers, contract reports inaccurate

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Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has confirmed that he’ll be back with the Packers for the 2022 season.

Rodgers took to Twitter to officially announce his plans to play an 18th season in Green Bay. Word of those plans on Tuesday were accompanied by a report from Ian Rapoport of NFL Media that the quarterback has agreed to a four-year, $200 million contract with the team.

In his post, Rodgers called that report “inaccurate.”

“Hey everyone, just wanted to clear some things up; YES I will be playing with the @packers next year, however, reports about me signing a contract are inaccurate, as are the supposed terms of the contract I “signed”. I’m very excited to be back,” Rodgers wrote.

Whatever deal Rodgers winds up signing with the Packers, the major takeaway will remain the same. Rodgers will remain the quarterback in Green Bay and the Packers will remain the team to beat in the NFC North.

80 responses to “Aaron Rodgers: I will be playing for Packers, contract reports inaccurate

  1. The Packers gave him 2,000,000 shares of their stock…

  2. So, for everyone who thought, “well, now the drama is over”…..nope. Now, let’s do the “contract drama”.

  3. Whatever the amount, it’s a bargain if they win a SB. If they don’t, it’s a waste. But there’s nothing wrong with trying to win.

  4. He literally tweeted this himself after seeing Russell Wilson completely steal his moment and attention. Hilarious.

  5. He was never leaving Green Bay. Aaron does the same thing every year in the off-season just so he can see his name in the headlines.

  6. Weird. An Aaron Rodgers story with the media reporting misleading, or outright false information.
    I’ve never seen this before. 🙄

    Welcome back, Aaron!
    Time to focus on the draft. 😉

  7. The Least Interesting Man Alive says:
    March 8, 2022 at 3:00 pm
    The Packers gave him 2,000,000 shares of their stock…
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    2M shares of their stock is basically worthless. When you buy GB stock you agree to not be able to sell it, it’s non-transferrable. In essence you get a certificate you can hang on your wall to brag about after you’ve made a donation.

  8. Rogers has enjoyed every waking moment of the last couple of years off-season drama. Now that they news broke of him staying in Green Bay is out and then the Russel Wilson news with the Broncos trade, Rogers feels like he got one up’Ed and the spotlight was stolen.

  9. docsweeney says:
    So, for everyone who thought, “well, now the drama is over”…..nope. Now, let’s do the “contract drama”.

    ———————–

    Take note of who is actually creating/manufacturing the drama. The initial report was simply that he was coming back to the Packers and that a “cap friendly” deal was in the works with nothing final.

    The “media” and their “sources” are the drama creators here. And it’s fun to watch it crumble, honestly.

  10. Now that Russ got traded and took news away from him – he needs to get back in the mix. Poor Aaron.

  11. He didn’t sign a “contract” it was an “agreement” kind of like he was “immunized” and the agreement is incorrect, there is a type somewhere in the document, he’ll bend “his” truth as need be

  12. It’s never clear with Aaron and I think he likes it that way. Always in the press.

  13. docsweeney says:

    March 8, 2022 at 3:01 pm

    So, for everyone who thought, “well, now the drama is over”…..nope. Now, let’s do the “contract drama”.
    ———
    Actually if I had to guess it’s a potentially smart media relations move and it’s his power move to use his leverage while he has it. The Packers likely leaked the terms as they leaked yesterday they were willing to offer a contract to reset the market and they flat out said the contract offer was part of Rodgers decision making on where to go. By not signing or saying it’s been done he can push green bay to keep Adams long term AND if he ends up even taking a slight bit below what was reported the narrative can be spun he took a pay cut below what the packers supposedly offered to help the Packers put a team around him.

  14. Wow, we could of got a little bigger draft pick package that Seattle got for trading Rodgers? He should have took it and ran. Instead we passed…

  15. We saw some pretty specific numbers. Where did that come from? I would think Shefty has learned his lesson getting burned by Rogers.

  16. I hope he’s not trying to make us think that he isn’t getting a gigantic raise that will cripple the team for years.

  17. So, this is the last-last dance then. Warms my heart that local fans are circling their wagons once again.

  18. All of the drama has been to get the most power and money he could out of the Packers. Good for him, but its hard to root for him and have much respect for the Packers after this entire process.

  19. Packer fans who had turned on Rodgers are now back cheering him.

    As for the rest of the world they will all cheer against Rodgers and the Packers like last January. Nobody likes indignant liars and selfish egotists outside of Green Bay.

  20. Is it time for his McAFee gig so he can go on there and complain about the media putting “fake news” out there about him? Gotta keep the Rodgers news cycle going…

  21. Anything other than a Super Bowl win and a Lombardi Trophy in the next couple years will be a huge disappointment. If they fail,… heads will roll in the front offices.

  22. singularitynow says:
    March 8, 2022 at 3:11 pm
    Nothing is over! – John Rambo

    This is quite possibly the best PFT comment ever…

  23. Once again a friendly reminder that Aaron Rogers has not won his conference in 11 years and has consistently choked in the postseason.
    Have a nice day.

  24. either way I don’t think he needs to be concerned about gas prices. He’ll survive.

  25. What? An inaccurate sports media report???? So let me see if I have this right. Player lays out process for his career decision that lets his employer keep all their options in tact, says almost nothing during the process, follows through on that timeline and resigns with his team. So if the player and the team are mum during the process, where did all this drama the media keeps talking about come from? I mean sure, we all need to know all the juicy details about his girlfriend and whether a tweet about being grateful for his teammates has some cryptic meaning. But is it maybe possible that the media hype around this is the result of the media frenzy out of control? Nah, couldn’t be that…

  26. Way too much money for a QB who wont be back to a Super Bowl again in a packer uniform.

  27. I hope Aaron will return to his home in Green Bay, sit with the scouts and GM in the pre-draft meetings, and make his views known as the Packers formulate their draft boards — using his “seat at the table” where his input is most valuable.

  28. mikethevike11 says:
    March 8, 2022 at 3:23 pm

    We saw some pretty specific numbers. Where did that come from? I would think Shefty has learned his lesson getting burned by Rogers.

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    Why would you think that? He tweets, his twitter feed blows up with comments and retweets, and right or wrong Shefty (or someone similar) is the center of the news for 15 minutes. That’s how sports media works. You don’t have to be right, just first, loudest and juciest. It’s not about facts, it’s about clicks, views and follows.

  29. People trusting the media over the source is arguably the biggest problem in America these days. Just look at the comments here. Thumbs up galore for the drama queens and thumbs down for the level heads. Sad.

  30. In his post, Rodgers called that report “inaccurate.”
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    Rapoport has been reporting a lot of false info lately!

  31. At least the purples get to keep caring about the NFL. For now. Once Rodgers retires, it’s back to the exciting world of Curling for them.

  32. glac1 says:
    March 8, 2022 at 3:37 pm
    either way I don’t think he needs to be concerned about gas prices. He’ll survive.
    =========================

    Although he may want to hire someone to go sit in those long gas lines for him!

  33. Yes he is not lying, he “agreed” to the contract presented to his agent. He did not sign the contract since he is in Ca for a wedding. He wanted to be vague about that to steal Wilsons moment.

  34. Hopefully it is enough money to get a decent haircut and upgrade his corduroy suit.

  35. What I don’t understand is, why does ANYONE think the Packers will do ANYTHING other than win double digit games in the regular season and the bow out in the playoffs?

    For over 10 years they’ve done the SAME THING over and over and over. I don’t care if they run the North, which btw I don’t think that’s s a given. Maybe if Aaron went somewhere that presented more of a challenge he’d been less prone to mailing it in. Maybe he wouldn’t have so much difficulty turning it up to 11 if he was forced to do so more often in the regular season.

    To me, this is insane. Same thing over and over and expect different results.

  36. Rodgers calling the reports inaccurate could mean as much as the actual amount being $199mil

  37. So, for everyone who thought, “well, now the drama is over”…..nope. Now, let’s do the “contract drama”.
    —–
    You know, the media and the drama doesn’t search you out, you search it out. So just stop. Easy as that.

  38. MortimerInMiami says:
    March 8, 2022 at 3:37 pm

    Once again a friendly reminder that Aaron Rogers has not won his conference in 11 years and has consistently choked in the postseason.
    Have a nice day.

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    Rodgers career QBR – regular season 104.5 Playoffs 100.1
    Manning – regular season 101.7 Playoffs 87.4
    Brady – regular season 97.6 Playoffs 90.4
    Montana – regular season 92.3 Playoffs 95.6
    Roethlisberger – regular season 93.5 Playoffs 86.7
    Stafford – regular season 91.1 Playoffs 99.0

    Who consistently chokes in the playoffs again?

  39. Aaron Rodgers reminds me of a villain from the old Batman TV series in the 60’s named ‘Marsha, the Queen of Diamonds’. She had a very recognizable signature line, which she would say every time she entered a scene: “Relax, and worship me.”

  40. theghostofottograham says:
    March 8, 2022 at 3:05 pm
    The Least Interesting Man Alive says:
    March 8, 2022 at 3:00 pm
    The Packers gave him 2,000,000 shares of their stock…
    ————————————————–
    2M shares of their stock is basically worthless. When you buy GB stock you agree to not be able to sell it, it’s non-transferrable. In essence you get a certificate you can hang on your wall to brag about after you’ve made a donation.

    ————

    I think that was his point

  41. When the final numbers do come in I hope Florio will keep Rogers honest as to whether or not the actual numbers were accurate.

    It’s more likely poor Aaron didn’t like the Wilson-to-Broncos news stealing his spotlight so jumped on Twitter to stir some drama.

  42. The “media” and their “sources” are the drama creators here. And it’s fun to watch it crumble, honestly.

    ____

    How is it crumbling, because the always honest Rodgers said so? Thats sarcasm in case you didnt know.

    You KNOW he didnt take a pay cut, you KNOW he wants to paid the most.

    Maybe the numbers are off a little, but my guess is the Packers gave in and gave him close to the 50 M.

  43. As a Lions fan I’ve always (respectfully) referred to him as the man in the black hat. Going into a big game he was going to pull a Temple of Doom and rip our heart out and show it to us. Much respect for the man on the field of play. That being said, I’d now like to say great 4 more years(pun intended) of just listening to pure BS out of the man’s mouth and a 1.21 Gigawatt neon “Me” sign over his head. Find the man insufferable now. Even when he talks about his craft now I just hear me first for good or deflect the bad.
    So great, 4 more division titles, probably. 2 more NFC championship games, probably. And no more rings, probably.

  44. Rodgers career QBR – regular season 104.5 Playoffs 100.1
    Manning – regular season 101.7 Playoffs 87.4
    Brady – regular season 97.6 Playoffs 90.4
    Montana – regular season 92.3 Playoffs 95.6
    Roethlisberger – regular season 93.5 Playoffs 86.7
    Stafford – regular season 91.1 Playoffs 99.0

    Who consistently chokes in the playoffs again?

    ______

    Well, it certainly isnt Brady so you should remove him from that list if we are talking about playoff chokers.

    Montana? Seriously? The guy went 4-0 in SuperBowls, he never choked.

    Ben went to 3 SB’s, won 2.

    Everyone of those guys has been to more SB’s and won more SB’s than Rodgers with the exception of Stafford, who now has the same W-L record in SB’s as Rodgers.

    For all his “greatness”, Rodgers has a deserved reputation for unachieving in the playoffs.

  45. Aaron couldn’t get it done in the past with a good roster, but seeing as princess has to be the highest paid QB ever, have fun dealing with Rodgers when he has less quality players around him. If you thought those one and done playoff appearances in the past were fun, just wait until Aaron has less protection and the defense gives up more points. Good job Packers, you got your guy, but you waved goodbye to your championship aspirations for the next 3 to 4 years.

  46. There are over 500,000+ Packer stock owners throughout the world. This voluntary “tax” is unprecedented in professional sports, and assures that people who are the fans are the ones paying. What a concept! Big-minded. Most teams couldn’t give away that many souvenir ballpoint pens for free. Individuals are limited to 200 shares, so that tells you the scale at which the Packers are immensely popular. Hearing a hater exclaim “they’re worthless,” falls on deaf ears to Packer fans. You could only understand if you were one of us. It exceeds the comprehension of most outsiders, the small-minded.

  47. Anyone seen stellarperformance today? All this contract talk and he whined and cry how he would become a viking fan if Rodgers stayed. Hows the purple look?

  48. Rodgers dumps Danica for a much less attractive woman he has now also dumped. He appears on the worst, most offensive show on Sirius radio, and is proud of the fact he looks like a homeless hobo, and in spite of how he looks Rodgers has yet to meet a mirror he doesn’t love. WHY? He is THE biggest Diva in sports, and I cheer LOUDLY at his every INT, fumble, sack, and loss. And while he wins MVP trophies, he’s so far behind other truly GREAT QBs in the Superbowl trophy race, he’s frankly just another egomaniac who loves all the attention and drama he creates. Why anyone outside Green Bay gives a damn what this bum thinks or does is beyond me. Can’t stand Rodgers OR that horrid MacAfee jerk. I turned his show off after the first five minutes of listening to him dropping F-bombs and have not been back since, and will not be. I sure miss Danny and Steve Torre… I was shocked when they were replaced by the current clown. Hard to believe what some folks think is talent….

  49. I see comments implying that the Packers were foolish to sign me to a $200 million contract  Let me tell you, I’m worth twice that, if not more. Beides, I’ve given the team some huge discounts over the years. Some call them ‘Dscount Quadruple Choke.’

  50. Cue the next report, wherein the contract is exactly what was reported today

  51. Time for sports reporters to stop with their “sources.” They’re always wrong. Just stop already. Just wait for something to happen then report that. But it’s out of hand how bad sports reporting is. And stop reporting what GMs/head coaches say in press conferences. It’s all garbage and for a reason. They’ll never tell sports reporters their plans. There really isn’t a point to even having press conferences. Time for this charade to be called out in a national scale: stop sports reporters.

  52. cheeseisfattening says:
    March 8, 2022 at 3:31 pm

    Packer fans who had turned on Rodgers are now back cheering him.

    As for the rest of the world they will all cheer against Rodgers and the Packers like last January. Nobody likes indignant liars and selfish egotists outside of Green Bay.
    ________

    It’s certainly far more preferable than cheering on a misogynistic piece of garbage like Dalvin Cook.
    It’s ridiculous that this bum has a history of bullying and battering women and none of you even seem to care.

    How sad is it that so many of you Viking fans have to swallow your integrity and morals condoning his actions, while making up excuses for this troglodyte in the hopes that he caries your team to another 8-9 record. 😞

  53. With this contract LaFleur can officially be recognized as head sideline cheerleader and Rodgers as OC/GM since he only runs the plays he wants anywhoo.

  54. Sunday Swami says:
    March 8, 2022 at 5:43 pm
    Anyone seen stellarperformance today? All this contract talk and he whined and cry how he would become a viking fan if Rodgers stayed. Hows the purple look?
    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    I might consider becoming a Viking fan someday, but it isn’t today. I’m a Packer fan, first and foremost. I’m not an Aaron Rodgers fan. I said I could consider becoming a Viking fan if Rodgers retired as a Packer. I don’t believe he will. He’ll never make it four years.

  55. As a Bears fan, this is great news. The worst thing that could have happened was that they traded him to some team willing to overpay with multiple high draft picks so the Packers could rebuild. Now he’ll lose interest in a year or 2 and Green Bay will be left with nothing, especially that Super Bowl title. The Bears won’t be relevant for a few years so it doesn’t matter if he’s there or not. It does give them a few more opportunities to break that collarbone again. They’ve already done it once ………

  56. Im assuming Aaron is pissed he dragged this thing out so long and waited out Brady’s retirement so he could have the spotlight only to have the Wilson deal go through that same day. He is really annoyed that the Packers didn’t wait until after the Wilson trade to announce this.

  57. Think Arod’s in top 10 of best QB’s of all time but would have went with 🛶load of top draft picks on this one so late in his career (see Herschel Walker- Viking trade). Addt.top picks Cowboys received helped set them up as powerhouse in early-mid 90’s. Arod’s had magnificent career but becomes mortal again in 2-3 years. Packer’s had 17 years to go “all in” with Arod, and they’re gonna start now?

  58. Meanwhile, the Lions, Bears and Vikings are getting an early start on their new Head Coach searches.

  59. Rodgers career QBR – regular season 104.5 Playoffs 100.1
    Manning – regular season 101.7 Playoffs 87.4
    Brady – regular season 97.6 Playoffs 90.4
    Montana – regular season 92.3 Playoffs 95.6
    Roethlisberger – regular season 93.5 Playoffs 86.7
    Stafford – regular season 91.1 Playoffs 99.0

    Who consistently chokes in the playoffs again?

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    LOL QBR? QBR really? Literally the knock on Arod in the postseason is that he only plays to protect his QBR. He got bounced in the postseason yet again…. because a broken Jimmy G had more guts to make only a few dicey throws to get his team into final position to win. You also couldn’t have picked a worse group of QB’s to highlight. I mean even Stafford didn’t need the +38 turnover differential to get his ring 🤣

  60. Rodgers has a Super Bowl win, tons of money and awards and he has dated the most beautiful women in the world. Do you think he cares about what anyone else thinks? I wouldn’t.

  61. cancerman2020 says:
    March 8, 2022 at 5:39 pm

    Rodgers career QBR – regular season 104.5 Playoffs 100.1
    Manning – regular season 101.7 Playoffs 87.4
    Brady – regular season 97.6 Playoffs 90.4
    Montana – regular season 92.3 Playoffs 95.6
    Roethlisberger – regular season 93.5 Playoffs 86.7
    Stafford – regular season 91.1 Playoffs 99.0

    Who consistently chokes in the playoffs again?

    ______

    Well, it certainly isnt Brady so you should remove him from that list if we are talking about playoff chokers.

    Montana? Seriously? The guy went 4-0 in SuperBowls, he never choked.

    Ben went to 3 SB’s, won 2.

    Everyone of those guys has been to more SB’s and won more SB’s than Rodgers with the exception of Stafford, who now has the same W-L record in SB’s as Rodgers.

    For all his “greatness”, Rodgers has a deserved reputation for unachieving in the playoffs.

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    But how do you measure “unachieving”? Is is just whether the team wins or loses. Jimmy Garoppolo is 5-2 in playoff games and has played fairly poorly in all of them. If having such a winning record in playoff games was the measure of a QB, teams would be clamoring for him. Rodgers has one of the highest QB ratings in the NFL playoffs among QB’s, higher than all of the players listed above. If he was so bad in playoff games, you think it would at least show up in the stats.

    Was it Rodgers’ fault that the GB punt and kick teams couldn’t block against SF. Was it Rodgers’ fault that Kevin King was on the field in the NFC championship game against TB. Was it Rodgers’ fault that the GB defense put up the worst rushing defense performance in playoff history against SF in the NFC championship game? Was it Rodgers’ fault that he played most of his career with Mike McCarthy as the head coach?

  62. goldrush36 says:

    LOL QBR? QBR really? Literally the knock on Arod in the postseason is that he only plays to protect his QBR.

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    QBR isn’t perfect, but how do you measure QB performance. If it’s just wins and losses, then why does any other player or coach matter?

    Trent Dilfer, Brad Johnson, and Jeff Hostetler are Super Bowl winning QB’s. Do you really think any of them are any good? Heck throw Doug Williams in there, besides the best quarter every played, his career didn’t really amount to QB greatness. Tom Brady and Russell Wilson both won Super Bowls very early in their careers when they weren’t that good. Certainly, they were good enough, but both teams were carried by their defense and the other QB’s in those Super Bowls (Warner and Manning) were far better QBs at the time. Matthew Stafford is a Super Bowl winning QB and on this forum a year ago many of you were saying he wasn’t any good because he had never won a playoff game.

  63. never have so many paid so much for so little
    ==========

    5 minutes to research, I can probably find 2 dozen NBA contracts FAR worse.

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