{"id":598503,"date":"2021-07-20T18:50:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T22:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=598503"},"modified":"2021-07-20T18:50:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T22:50:48","slug":"aaron-rodgers-reportedly-turned-down-green-bay-extension-that-would-have-made-him-nfls-highest-paid-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaron-rodgers-reportedly-turned-down-green-bay-extension-that-would-have-made-him-nfls-highest-paid-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers Reportedly Turned Down Green Bay Extension That Would Have Made Him NFL\u2019s Highest Paid Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faaron-rodgers-reportedly-turned-down-green-bay-extension-that-would-have-made-him-nfls-highest-paid-player%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=598503&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1200622055.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The Aaron Rodgers saga in Green Bay just continues to get more interesting.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In April, ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter reported that Rodgers\u2019 issues with management has made it so that he no longer wants to return to the organization.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sources told ESPN that general manager Brian Gutekunst and head coach Matt LaFleur each flew out to meet with Rodgers, hoping to solve the issues between the organization and the three-time MVP. The meetings appear to have been fruitless.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Tuesday, Schefter reported that the Packers offered Rodgers a two-year extension in the offseason, which would have made him the highest player in football. Rodgers declined the offer.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis off-season, the Packers offered Aaron Rodgers a two-year contract extension that would have tied him to Green Bay for five more seasons and made him the highest-paid QB and player in football,\u201d Schefter reported. \u201cRodgers declined the offer, proof it\u2019s not about the money.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.445901639344\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This off-season, the Packers offered Aaron Rodgers a two-year contract extension that would have tied him to Green Bay for five more seasons and made him the highest-paid QB and player in football.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers declined the offer, proof it\u2019s not about the money.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1417470203944910873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about football. It\u2019s not just about the money, it\u2019s certainly isn\u2019t about football,\u201d ESPN\u2019s Stephen A. Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/31847990\/sources-aaron-rodgers-declined-green-bay-packers-extension-offer-made-highest-paid-qb\">said<\/a> on Tuesday. \u201cThe Green Bay Packers were 13-3 in back-to-back years under Matt <span>LaFleur <\/span> as the head coach. They went to back-to-back NFC Championship Games which means they were part of the final four for two consecutive years \u2026 This is not about football. This is about the way the Green Bay Packers have treated their star player. They have disregarded him, they\u2019ve dismissed him, they have minimized him, they\u2019ve disrespected him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>Rodgers\u2019 discontent with the organization seemingly began when the Packers traded up in the 2020 NFL Draft to select quarterback Jordan Love out of Utah State. Rodgers was reportedly not informed of the decision before the pick was made, leading many to believe that his days in Green Bay were numbered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWith my situation, look, it\u2019s never been about the draft pick, picking Jordan,\u201d Rodgers <\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/31505883\/aaron-rodgers-issue-green-bay-packers-philosophy-not-jordan-love\">said<\/a> on SportsCenter in May<\/span><span>. \u201cI love Jordan; he\u2019s a great kid. [It\u2019s been] a lot of fun to work together. Love the coaching staff, love my teammates, love the fan base in Green Bay. An incredible 16 years. It\u2019s just kind of about a philosophy and maybe forgetting that it is about the people that make the thing go. It\u2019s about character, it\u2019s about culture, it\u2019s about doing things the right way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Packers training camp begins Wednesday, July 28, and it\u2019s still unclear whether Rodgers will report.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While in between rounds at the American Century Championship golf event in July, Rodgers was asked about his football future.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWell, I\u2019m going to enjoy the hell out of this week,\u201d Rodgers <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/packers-aaron-rodgers-says-hell-decide-on-plans-for-2021-nfl-season-in-a-couple-weeks\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> when asked of his plans for the season. \u201cAnd then I\u2019m gonna get back to working out and figure things out in a couple weeks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rodgers is coming off one the best seasons of his career, winning his third MVP and leading the Packers to the NFC Championship Game. But the nine-time Pro Bowler has only one Lombardi Trophy in Green Bay, a disappointment considering he\u2019s arguably the most gifted quarterback in the league.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If Rodgers does in fact ask out of Green Bay, teams will be lining up for his services.<\/p>\n<p><span>Benjamin Allbright \u2014 Denver Broncos analyst \u2014 reported in early June that Rodgers had turned down an extension worth \u201cmore than $40 million annually.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe definitely wants to be in Denver,\u201d Allbright told The Daily Wire. \u201cBut the process for getting there is still complicated because Green Bay is not showing a willingness to move.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><i>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aaron Rodgers saga in Green Bay just continues to get more interesting.\u00a0In April, ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter reported that Rodgers\u2019 issues with management has made it so that he no &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-598503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=598503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=598503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=598503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=598503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}