It really shouldn’t have surprised anyone when the New Orleans Saints caved and gave QB Drew Brees that amazing contract last week. Sure, it was a little surprising that Tom Benson made Brees the highest paid player in NFL history, but everybody involved in that whole situation needed some good news, so it was bound to happen.
What was surprising was the news that Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers would apparently be next in line to start worrying about his contract. My first thought was, “Wait, what? He’s about to be a free agent? GET HIM MIAMI, YOU TERRIBLE DECISION-MAKERS!” But then I remembered that the dude still has 3 years left on his deal. So why the hell are people asking him about it now?
“That stuff takes care of itself,” Rodgers told Ian Rapoport. “I still have a few years left on my deal, and we’ll talk about that when we get there.” (Via Total Packers, which is probably very misleading to another demographic)
Exactly. Rodgers ain’t care. He’s go...
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July 19, 2012
