Aaron Rodgers, Philanthropist?

So, Aaron Rodgers. You inked a deal worth a cool $150 million, and half of it is guaranteed. That extends your stay in Green Bay as the quarterback of the Packers by another three years while easing the salary cap hit for now.

Quick question, Aaron: IF your playoff performances don't pick up and you don't get the Packers to another Super Bowl, will you give back some of that cash?

Just asking for a friend...

Green Bay's front office had to make a lot of tough decisions to get down under the NFL's salary cap, and appears to still be making them.

Putting the franchise tag on All -World wide receiver Davante Adams was the practical route to go, and it's no surprise that Adams is peeved. He said he would be if the Packers did it, and he's been a man of his word, stating that he won't play under the franchise tag.

Not to worry, Packer Nation. Contract issues will be taken care of before the season gets rolling. I felt all along that Rodgers would stay in Green Bay beyond 2022, and I feel the same way about the Adams situation. He wants to be the highest-paid WR in the NFL, rightfully so, and it will take some time to hammer out details to the satisfaction of both sides.

My question is, will there be enough money left after paying our quarterback and wide receiver so handsomely to put a team on the field?

This was just a matter of time. The NFL long ago committed to have every team play in London at least once in a season. Hell, the Jacksonville Jaguars head across the pond a couple of times a season, in part because team owner Shadid Khan has a lot of business interests there and has hinted he would like to move the franchise to Jolly Old England.

So, in 2022 the Green Bay Packers will finally play in London. The team fought this for years due to the economic impact on Green Bay and the Fox Valley that follows with losing a home game. And since Packer fans travel so well, road teams were reluctant to lose cash from the Green & Gold as well.

But now that the NFL has gone to a 17-game season, guess the NFL and the Packers feel a little more comfortable with that "home game" moving across the pond.

Will have to see how the league sets up the rest of the schedule, but I believe Green Bay will still eight home games even with the trip to London factored in. Though the NFL has not announced which of the nine home games will the London trip.