To ensure the return of their reigning NFL MVP quarterback, the Packers now are offering concessions to try to persuade
Aaron Rodgers to return to Green Bay for at least one more season, per league sources.
Over the past weekend, the two sides were able to reach mutually agreed-upon terms that are close to persuading Rodgers to abandon plans he had to skip training camp and instead return for it.
Although it is not done yet and Rodgers still hasn't left California, both sides are hoping to finalize the agreement shortly, per sources.
The agreement in principle would include an approximation of the following conditions that the two sides now are finalizing to alleviate and address some of Rodgers' issues before the opening of Tuesday's training camp:
* The 2023 year in Rodgers' contract -- the last one in his current deal -- would be voided, with no tags allowed in the future.
* The Packers would agree to review Rodgers' situation at the end of this season.
* Rodgers' contract would be adjusted with no loss of income to give the Packers more cap room now.
* Mechanisms will be put in place to address Rodgers' issues with the team.
If Packers officials sign off on their willingness to trade Rodgers, and the agreement is finalized soon, here's the biggest concession the reigning MVP will receive: the freedom to decide where he wants to play in 2022.
The Packers' agreement to "review" the situation after the season implies that the team will trade Rodgers if he still feels the way he has about the Packers' culture and decision-making.
As long as the above conditions are met -- and the two sides were trying to finalize them before camp opened Tuesday -- Rodgers would return for his 17th NFL season, a feat no Packers quarterback, including Bart Starr and Brett Favre, has accomplished.
If Packers officials sign off on their willingness to trade Rodgers, and the agreement is finalized soon, here's the biggest concession the reigning MVP will receive: the freedom to decide where he wants to play in 2022.
The Packers' agreement to "review" the situation after the season implies that the team will trade Rodgers if he still feels the way he has about the Packers' culture and decision-making.
As long as the above conditions are met -- and the two sides were trying to finalize them before camp opened Tuesday -- Rodgers would return for his 17th NFL season, a feat no Packers quarterback, including Bart Starr and Brett Favre, has accomplished.
