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The Green Bay Packers have signed Aaron Rodgers to a contract extension. The signing was announced Friday by general manager Ted Thompson.
“Aaron is a true professional and a special player,” Thompson said. “He works hard, is humble, and is focused on his actions, on and off the field. He is an excellent teammate and pushes himself and others to be the very best. We are happy to reach an agreement to extend his career with the Packers.”
As Profootballtalk.com's Josh Alper noted, there were no details as to the length of the contract nor did the Packers reveal just how well Rodgers, who had two years and $17.5 million left on his current contract, will be compensated for his services in the years to come.
But according to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, it's a five year deal worth a total of $110 million with an annual value of $22 million a year -- and $40 million in the first year.
Rodgers will get $62 million over the first three years.
Rodgers, who was drafted by the Packers in the first round (No. 24 overall) in 2005, ranks No. 1 in NFL history (min. 1,500 attempts) with a career passer rating of 104.9. He also ranks No. 1 in league history in career INT percentage (1.73) and TD/INT ratio (3.72) and No. 2 in career completion percentage (65.7). For his career, Rodgers has completed 1,752 of 2,665 passes for 21,661 yards and 171 TDs with 46 INTs.
Rodgers posted 21,332 passing yards from 2008-12, the most in NFL history by a quarterback in his first five seasons as a starter. In 78 career regular-season starts, he has recorded 28 games with 300-plus passing yards, 43 without an interception and 46 with a 100-plus passer rating. Rodgers was selected to the Pro Bowl three of the past four seasons (2009, 2011-12) and was named the starting quarterback for the NFC squad each of the past two seasons.
“An exciting day for our football program,” head coach Mike McCarthy said. “Aaron is an excellent illustration of a Green Bay Packer. It is truly a blessing to witness his continued accomplishments, both on and off the field.”
It's also an exciting day for Fantasy owners.
Rodgers holds four of the top five single-season team marks for passer rating (2009-12), two of the top three for passing TDs (2011-12), three of the top four for completion percentage (2010-12) and two of the top three for passing yards (2009, 2011).
And now he'll continue to work under the same staff and in the same scheme (while still surrounded by a high-end receiving corps) for the foreseeable future. This looks like a case where everybody wins.