A decision necessarily is coming soon from Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. In the event Rodgers chooses to stay, the Packers are preparing a contract that would allow it to happen.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Packers are talking to Rodgers’s representatives regarding a short-term deal for the two-time-defending NFL MVP.
“Nothing is done, but they are having discussions,” Rapoport said on NFL Network. “They are having negotiations to have a deal, hopefully for them, ready to go if and when Aaron Rodgers firmly and finally decides that he wants to return.”
Rodgers has said he’ll resolve his situation before the start of free agency. That happens in 16 days.
He doesn’t need a new contract to stick around. He could choose to enter the final year of his deal and to become a free agent in 2023. But if he’s staying for now, he’s quite possibly staying for good.
If he stays, he deserves a major raise. He’s currently making as much as Jared Goff, for crying…