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Originally Posted by tzach
the cap hit of rodgers would be 15.8M for the jets this season -- they are at 15M under, so no issues there.
the packers are a yr or two late in terms of getting a large compensation for rodgers. they are probably stuck with a 2nd at this point, unless the jets get desperate, but it seems they are the ones calling green bay's bluff at this point. the jets are likely reluctant of giving a fut 1st, and 1.13 is probably out of the conversation for a player that is yr-to-yr at this point.
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This doesn't include $6.25 million in immediate top-51 room for the draft.
They're also committing to a $33+ million cap bomb for 2024 if he retires, and 2024 is injury-guaranteed. But then I think it's less of a bomb, only a similar amount in annual dead cap while the whole deal expires in 2026.
It's going to be tough for them. Teams do it all the time, but this will put a big strain on 2024.
Green Bay still has to eat a lot of 2024 cap room to move him, but that's there regardless - they'd be eating a lot more if they didn't move this year's option bonus to the Jets.
In the end, this is what a quarterback costs. There's just nothing to renegotiate down to make room for anything else. His salary is already sequential blocks of option money.