When the Green Bay Packers selected Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL Draft, incumbent starter Aaron Rodgers took it as a personal slight. And he wanted to prove to everyone, and the Packers organization specifically, that he was irreplaceable. So, Rodgers went out and won the next two NFL MVP Awards. But while he did that, he was in a self-inflicted feud with Green Bay’s front office.
In an effort to keep their MVP quarterback happy, the Packers gave Rodgers a three-year $150 million contract in 2022, despite the fact that Love was waiting in the wings. Indeed, it appeared that there might be a quarterback controversy brewing.
But, despite the massive financial investment, Green Bay did end up trading Rodgers to the New York Jets after the 2022 season in favor of Love. And once he got to New York, in an effort to help his new team while throwing shade at his old one, Rodgers took a massive pay cut on a new contract.
Former Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Would Have Taken Less Money to Play for the Minnesota Vikings
Now that Rodgers has been released by the Jets, he is looking for a new with which to play in 2025. And while the Pittsburgh Steelers appear to be the only logical and realistic destination, it is also pretty well-known that they were not his first choice.
As many fans are aware, Rodgers reached out himself to the Minnesota Vikings to see if they had any interest in him for the 2025 season.
They do not.
But NFL insider Ian Rapoport recently reported that, if they had, Rodgers would have taken less money to play for them:
“The Minnesota Vikings were a place that Aaron Rodgers wanted to go. Probably would have taken less money to get there,” Rapoport said.
During his segment, Rapoport also stated that the four-time NFL MVP “probably” is not waiting for the Vikings because they are intent on starting JJ McCarthy in 2025. If they were to, down the road, decide against starting the tenth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, it would not be until training camp.
And Rodgers probably wants to be signed by then. That is, if he intends to play at all.
