At the time, the Green Bay Packers deciding to part ways with quarterback Aaron Rodgers was a controversial move. This was a team that still had plenty of talent but was coming off a disappointing 8-9 season with Rodgers at the helm.
Needing to find out if they had their quarterback of the future in Jordan Love or if they needed to explore additional options, they sent Rodgers to the New York Jets in a move that continues to look better with each passing day, and a recent list backs that up even further.
Making an appearance in Bleacher Report's rankings of the worst quarterback contracts of the past decade is the three-year, $150.8 million deal the Packers signed Rodgers to in 2022. B/R's Brad Gagnon has ranked this as the fourth-worst contract during that span, with Cleveland's deal with Deshaun Watson unsurprisingly taking the top spot. Gagnon made sure to note the level of play Rodgers has displayed under this current contract.
"Since signing this deal, Rodgers has been a part of 12 total wins and has posted a pedestrian 90.1 passer rating," writes Gagnon.
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This isn't even an opinion at this point, it is just a fact. The current version of Aaron Rodgers is not worth the money he is being paid, and jettisoning this albatross of a contract was the only path forward for the Packers franchise.
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Not everything here is necessarily bad, as Gagnon does mention that Rodgers is a legend and was once a superstar quarterback, it is just that the latter description no longer applies. The Packers were a very successful team with Rodgers as their quarterback, and they even won the Super Bowl during that time.
With that being said, a definitive end date was put on his time in Green Bay the moment the organization drafted Jordan Love, and getting out from under Rodgers' contract extension was an absolute must if they were going to avoid irreparable harm to the franchise.