Rodgers gets $134-million extension
Two-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers agreed to terms Wednesday on a four-year extension that would keep Rodgers under contract through the 2023 season.
The four-year deal is worth $134 million, with more than $100 million in guaranteed money. Rodgers’ former teammate, NFL Network analyst James Jones, first reported the agreement.
Rodgers’ new annual average salary of $33.5 million per year would eclipse Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan’s five-year extension worth $30 million a year.
Rodgers turns 35 in December. He signed his previous extension, a five-year deal worth $110 million, before the 2013 season.
The Seahawks acquired former UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley from the Packers for an undisclosed draft pick.
In Green Bay, the deal means that DeShone Kizer has won the backup job behind Rodgers.
The New Orleans Saints agreed to acquire veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and a sixthround pick from the New York Jets for a third-round draft pick.
The trade brings more clarity to the Jets’ quarterback situation. It appears rookie Sam Darnold from USC is the starter after being given every opportunity to win the job in a competition that included Bridgewater and incumbent Josh McCown.
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