Current Salary and Contract Status
Aaron Rodgers is no longer on the Green Bay Packers roster after being traded to the New York Jets in April 2023. His final season with the Packers in 2022 included a base salary of about $59.5 million, with a total cash package exceeding $60 million, making him one of the highest-paid players in the NFL that year Forbes. The Packers absorbed a significant portion of his salary in the 2022 salary cap, with his cap hit estimated at roughly $33 million for that season.
Rodgers was released by the Jets after the 2024 season, and as of the latest available data he remains a free agent without a new contract signed ESPN. His most recent NFL deal was the four-year, $200 million extension with the Jets signed in 2024, which included $150 million guaranteed and a massive signing bonus. That contract reflects the current market for elite quarterbacks, even as his time with the Packers ended in 2022.
Packers Earnings History and Contract Timeline
2018 Extension and Later Years
Rodgers signed a four-year, $134 million extension with the Packers in 2018, making him the highest-paid player in the NFL at the time OverTheCap. The deal included $57.5 million guaranteed at signing and a total average annual value of roughly $33.5 million. Over the final years of that contract, his base salary rose sharply, reaching $33.5 million in 2021 and climbing to nearly $59.5 million in 2022 as dead money and restructuring pushed the cap hit higher.
Cap Impact and Dead Money
After the Packers traded Rodgers, the team faced significant dead money charges on their salary cap. In 2023, the Packers absorbed roughly $33.5 million in dead money from the remaining guarantees on his contract, a direct result of the structure of his 2018 extension Spotrac. This cap hit was one of the largest single-year dead-money charges in recent NFL history and affected Green Bay's ability to sign other free agents that offseason.
Career Earnings and Financial Summary
Total NFL Earnings and Contracts
Across his career, Aaron Rodgers has earned more than $330 million in total NFL salary, with the vast majority coming from his Green Bay contracts and the Jets extension Spotrac. His Packers earnings alone exceeded $200 million over his tenure, including base salary, bonuses, and per-game incentives. He was a 10-time Pro Bowler and four-time NFL MVP, which supported his position as the league's top-earning quarterback for multiple seasons.
Post-Packers Financial Outlook
Rodgers' financial outlook remains strong despite his free-agent status, thanks to the fully guaranteed money already received and his long-term endorsement portfolio