Nick Wright said on First Things First that if Rodgers wants this kind of money, he’s leaving Green Bay.
Wright then went on to say that he doesn’t think Rodgers has earned the right to be the highest-paid quarterback in the league today. Wright claimed that it would be bad business for a team to make him the highest-paid player.
Matt Ryan is currently the highest-paid quarterback for this season
In 2018, Matt Ryan signed a 5-year $150 million deal with the Falcons, which made him the highest-paid player in the NFL at the time. Ryan is set to earn $48.6 million this season.
It is the largest cap hit by any player ever in NFL history. That’s very concerning as the Falcons went 7-10 last season and 4-12 two seasons ago. Ryan has another year left on his contract next season, which carries a $43.6 million cap hit.
Rodgers is still better than Ryan, but neither deserves to be the highest-paid player in the league. Other guys many would consider more deserving would be young guys in their prime like Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, etc.
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