Even though everybody expected Aaron Rodgers to be traded to the New York Jets, it still came as a shock that it actually went down this week.
The deal came a month after Rodgers stated his intentions to play for the Jets in an interview on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
On Monday, after months of speculation and rumors, the Jets and Packers came to an agreement on a trade that brings four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers to New York.
The Jets receive: Aaron Rodgers, No. 15 pick (2023) and No. 170 pick (2023).
The Packers receive: No. 13 pick (2023), No. 42 pick (2023), No. 207 pick (2023), and a conditional second-round 2024 draft pick that conveys to a first-rounder if Rodgers plays 65% of the Jets’ plays in 2023.
Days later, we are now getting more details into the deal as NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero added the financial details on Rodgers’ revised contract with the Packers and the blockbuster trade.
“The restructure pushed all but the minimum salary and a small workout bonus into 2024, so New York will need to rework it again,” Pelissero wrote. “Green Bay will carry a roughly $40 million dead cap hit in 2023 and Rodgers will be off the books in 2024.
“By reworking the deal this way, Green Bay saves $14.575M in 2023 cap space instead of getting a credit in 2024. For at least the next couple days, Rodgers is due $1.215 million in 2023 and $107.6 million in 2024. This will obviously change.”
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Rodgers spent the first 18 years of his career with the Packers and said his goodbye to the franchise on Tuesday.
Now, Rodgers switches from the green and gold to the green and white as he takes over a Jets offense filled with young playmakers. It’s Super Bowl or bust for them.
For the Packers, it’s now about getting fourth-year QB Jordan Love ready to take over to see if he can be the next great QB for the franchise.
