Aaron Rodgers is getting a considerable raise for his second season in Pittsburgh.
Rodgers agreed to a one-year deal with the Steelers worth up to $25 million, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. The contract has a base salary of $22-23 million. Last year, Rodgers made about $15 million.
Earlier this offseason, the Steelers placed a rare UFA tag on the 42-year-old Rodgers, which would have made them eligible for a compensatory pick if he signed elsewhere. It also would have given Pittsburgh exclusive negotiating rights had the quarterback not signed somewhere else by the start of Steelers training camp or July 22—whichever came later.
The decision to return to Pittsburgh reunites Rodgers with Mike McCarthy, who was his coach with the Packers from 2006 to 2018. The pair won Super Bowl XLV together, defeating the Steelers 31-25 to cap the 2010-11 season.
At the NFL’s annual meeting in March, McCarthy was relaxed about Rodgers’s status and referenced playing the waiting game for Favre back in Green Bay, beginning 20 years ago, when Rodgers was waiting in the wings.
