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Okay, so here’s the deal. Aaron Rodgers—yeah, that guy who’s been doing his best Brett Favre impression—finally decided to join the Pittsburgh Steelers. It’s like, every other team is snatching quarterbacks up like they’re the last pair of shoes at a sale or something. Anyway, Rodgers will be wearing No. 8 and probably jumping right in as the starter. Super Bowl dreams and all that jazz. Also, the salary details? Yeah, those popped up too.
Adam Schefter, the ESPN guy, spilled the beans on this whole money thing. Apparently, Rodgers could rake in up to $19.5 million. Or not. Depends on whether he rocks it or not. No pressure, right?
“ESPN sources: Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers was in the team’s training facility today to sign his one-year, $13.65 million contract that includes $10 million guaranteed and has a maximum value of $19.5 million. The deal includes $5.85 million worth of playtime and team performance incentives.”
That’s from Schefter’s tweet. And yes, I actually went down a Twitter rabbit hole because of this. Typical.
Now, compared to the crazy cash quarterbacks are making these days—this deal is like, pocket change. But hey, at least Pittsburgh can still shop around if they want more players to join their shindig later on.
Last season with the Jets, Rodgers threw for 3,897 yards, tossed 28 touchdowns, and had 11 interceptions. But somehow, they ended up with a 5-12 record. Ouch. Anyway, Pittsburgh’s got a better setup than New York, fingers crossed Rodgers can bring some magic.
And let’s be real, Rodgers probably doesn’t care all that much about the money. But it’s nice to see the Steelers didn’t have to sell a kidney for him.
Oh, and by the way, they announced his jersey number for next season. Just in case anyone’s into that sort of thing.
