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Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Contract Extension Rumors Disputed

Found June 17, 2012 on GridironFans.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Aaron Rodgers,  Clay Matthews,  B.J. Raji
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers
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Yesterday, there was a rumor floating around that Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is close to receiving a five-year contract extension. The rumor was put out there by a guy who claims to be LeRoy Butler on twitter, and who all evidence points to actually being LeRoy Butler. Jason Wilde of ESPN Wisconsin did a bit of digging and according to his sources, Butler's claim (or whoever @Leap36 is, if it is not Butler), was false. "Checked in with someone who'd know if @AaronRodgers12 was getting a contract extension. The reply? "100% false. There have been zero negotiations. Nothing." That doesn't mean the Packers and Rodgers' agent, David Dunn, won't strike a deal down the road, or that the team hasn't started budgeting for a new deal. Dunn reps Rodgers, Clay Matthews and B.J. Raji, and Rodgers said last year he expected the other two to get new deals first. "

Source: SBNation.com
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