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Rodgers, Packers Agree On Four-Year, $134 Million Contract
The Packers and Aaron Rodgers have agreed to terms on a four-year, $134 million extension, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network's James Jones reported, per a source informed.
Rodgers also receives a record $57.5 million signing bonus and will earn more than $80 million by March, Rapoport added.
As NFL.com's Herbie Teope suggests, with a new deal in his back pocket, there will be no distractions for Rodgers and the Packers when they host the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field for their regular-season opener on Sept. 9.
It's hard to downplay Rodgers’ importance to the Packers — and to fantasy owners.
On his career, Rodgers has passed 38,502 yards, 313 touchdowns with 78 interceptions for a 103.8 passer rating. His passer rating and TD-INT ratio ranks as the highest in NFL history (minimum 2,000 attempts).
He's also a boon to his supporting cast.
Since 2008, the Packers average 27.7 points per game with Rodgers, but 20.2 points per game without him.
In 2017, the Packers and Fantasy Nation endured nine games without Rodgers, who suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in Week 6.
Now healthy and enjoying the security that comes with a contract like this, the path is clear for Rodgers to make another run at being fantasy’s and the NFL’s best quarterback.