Aaron Rodgers Will Make A Ton Of Money Even Though He S Out For The Season After Four Plays

The hype was so great that the Jets kicked off the first week of the season on Monday Night Football, hosting their intrastate and divisional rivals, the Buffalo Bills. The Jets took the field for the first time on offense. Running back Breece Hall ripped off a 26-yard run on the first play from scrimmage. The atmosphere was electric. Rodgers’ first pass was incomplete, but no matter. He’d have plenty of other opportunities. After a defensive holding penalty, Rodgers again dropped back to pass. He held onto the ball for longer than the play normally called for. Suddenly, he had Bills linebacker Leonard Floyd bearing down on him. And just like that, Rodgers’ season was done. He had torn his Achilles tendon. Now, as the Jets decide what to do at quarterback, they’ll still have to pay Rodgers’ entire salary. In 2022, when he was with the Green Bay Packers, he signed a three-year, $150.8 million contract. Upon being traded to the Jets, Rodgers restructured his deal to be more team-friendly, taking a pay cut in the process. The new deal: three years, $112.5 million. Rodgers has a modest salary of $1,838,888 this season. But he also has a $50,000 workout bonus and, most significantly, a $35 million signing bonus. That means he’ll make a cool $36,888,888 for playing four snaps and 94 seconds of regular-season football. In an Instagram post, Rodgers said he “shall rise yet again.” Despite being the oldest player in the NFL — he’ll turn 40 in December — this likely isn’t the last we’ve seen of him on a football field. After all, he’s still got more to prove — and more than $75 million left on his contract. Even with over $300 million in career earnings, that’s tough to walk away from.