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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – JANUARY 12: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers looks on before the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field on January 12, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – JANUARY 12: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers looks on before the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field on January 12, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
The Packers lost their chance to advance to the playoffs and for them, the offseason has officially started. But what will that mean for the lead quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, whose future is uncertain? A recent development in ‘Rodgers Chronicle’ suggests that there is too much similarity between him and the team’s former starting QB’s fate.
Although the elite QB hasn’t retired yet, he is still under contract with a lot of money that is to be paid to him. Therefore, a decision from his side is pending.
Yes Aaron Rodgers has a $60M guarantee next year and yes, that's a ton of money to walk away from.
But:
1. Aaron is a different cat than most (as you know), and
2. The Packers, in the messy divorce with Brett, were willing to give him roughly $20M to walk away.
Just a thought.— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) January 10, 2023
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Andrew Brandt, a former NFL executive, brought some information to the surface. The future Hall of Famer will get $60 million. One cannot stray away from that kind of money. Brandt also reminded the fans about an infamous incident that happened almost a decade ago. Therefore, it sounded like something that has already happened.
What is common between Aaron Rodgers and The Gunslinger?
Back in 2008, rumors were in full swing that the former Packers QB, Brett Favre, accepted an illicit offer from the franchise. Green Bay allegedly offered him $20 million to retire for ten years. Although the deal may sound nice, it’s a bribe, and that is illegal. His divorce from the team was a messy one. But Favre once revealed that he was the one who was at fault.
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The QB could never decide whether or not he should retire after each season. In 2007, he retired. But the 53-year-old reported to the training camp in 2008 after he retired, the team had already moved on to A-Rod.
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MADISON, WISCONSIN – JUNE 11: Former NFL player Brett Favre throws a football to a fan on the 14th green during the Celebrity Foursome at the second round of the American Family Insurance Championship at University Ridge Golf Club on June 11, 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
Consequently, the Packers traded him to the New York Jets. Isn’t there a slight similarity between both quarterbacks? There have always been questions about their retirements.
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That is not the only thing that is strangely coincidental about them. Jordan Love could almost replace Rodgers when he sustained an injury to his rib cage. When Favre was injured, the back-to-back MVP award winner replaced him.
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