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Found March 20, 2013 on 60 Max Power O: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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General manager Ted Thompson has Baltimore to thank for his newest conundrum. The Ravens went ahead and made quarterback Joe Flacco the top paid quarterback in the NFL, despite not really being it. The gross overpayment for the aloof Flacco means Green Bay now has to actually pay their more talented quarterback north of what Flacco received. The contract the Ravens gave to their signal caller hamstrung the team so much, they had to fire sale the rest of the team right after winning the Super Bowl. Aaron Rodgers current contract takes up one sixth of the Packers payroll and has prevented the team from going into free agency. Peyton Manning did it with Indianapolis and now with Denver, however, Tom Brady restructured his deal so the Patriots could go out and get players to help them get better. According to Tom Silverstein of JSOnline.com, the Packers have a decision to make, do they restructure Rodgers with two year left in the deal, or do they hold his feet to the fire with...
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