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6 Pros and cons of Packers trading Aaron Rodgers

By Brian Sampson

Sep 11, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) watches quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) warm up before the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) watches quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) warm up before the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 19, 2022; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) gestures to fans as he leaves the field after a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Tork Mason-USA TODAY Sports /

Pro: Future cap savings, add draft picks

Rodgers’ cap hit is set to spike in the coming years: It rises to $31 million in 2023, $40 million in 2024, $59 million in 2025 and $53 million in 2026.

That might be fine for a quarterback who is at the top of his game and playing at an MVP level, but that wasn’t the Rodgers we saw throughout the entire 2023 campaign. Rodgers was slightly above average last year and didn’t seem capable of carrying a team to a Super Bowl like he once was.

Con: Immediate cap issues

If Rodgers does get traded, the Packers will have to eat about $40 million of his already-paid money on this year’s cap. There’s no getting around that.

Adding $40 million to the 2023 cap will make it difficult for Green Bay to even get into legal standing this year, nonetheless, field a competitive team. Unfortunately, that’s the price the front office was willing to pay when they negotiated multiple restructures and his contract extension last offseason.

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