Rodgers Reworks deal, takes $33 million cut, and creates $33 million of cap room for Jets.

[Shaw66]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38075863/aaron-rodgers-agrees-reworked-contract-jets

[The Frankish Reich]

Uh oh. Looks like we're in a battle for 4th place with the Pats. 

[Doc]

1 minute ago, The Frankish Reich said:

Uh oh. Looks like we're in a battle for 4th place with the Pats. 

 

Maybe next year.  Maybe.

[BillsShredder83]

thats a lot of dough.... who they getting? cause thats not safety net- in season $$

[BananaB]

He’s feeling the pressure already 

[GoBills808]

Shouldn't they have done this before Hopkins signed w Tennessee 

[The Jokeman]

3 minutes ago, BillsShredder83 said:

thats a lot of dough.... who they getting? cause thats not safety net- in season $$

I hope not Chris Jones. 

[Warcodered]

Is this for a trade or something? Is there a big FA name left?

[Process]

Even the best team in the league, which the jets are not and will not be, has what a 15% chance of winning the Superbowl? That's an absurd amount of money to voluntarily hand back over two seasons.

[WotAGuy]

We’ll pay you the 33 mill once you retire, wink, wink - say no more, say no more”

[Process]

Just now, WotAGuy said:

We’ll pay you the 33 mill once you retire, wink, wink - say no more, say no more”

Definitely some under the table shenanigans going on here

[Pabstblueribbon]

4 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

Is this for a trade or something? Is there a big FA name left?

 

Maybe Yannick?

[Bray Wyatt]

This sounds like a savings for next year not this year

[Roundybout]

7 minutes ago, Bray Wyatt said:

This sounds like a savings for next year not this year

 

Agreed. Wasn't his cap hit next year something rediculous?

[Bray Wyatt]

2 minutes ago, Roundybout said:

 

Agreed. Wasn't his cap hit next year something rediculous?

107 mill I think?

[purple haze]

26 minutes ago, BillsShredder83 said:

thats a lot of dough.... who they getting? cause thats not safety net- in season $$

Dalvin Cook is my guess.

[billsfan89]

This is a savings on 2024's contract, according to Spotrac the Jets are sitting at 13.3 million in cap space with Rodgers cap number at 8.8 million. Next year Rodgers cap hit which was slated to be something crazy like 75-100 million now comes down to a high but manageable 45.1 million. This is good news for the Jets longer term as it maybe gives them a shot to run it back with Rodgers once more, but the impact on this years cap is not there. 

 

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-york-jets/cap/

[Aussie Joe]

20 minutes ago, WotAGuy said:

We’ll pay you the 33 mill once you retire, wink, wink - say no more, say no more”

If it’s that easy … why don’t they all do it? 

[Chaos]

People seem to think cap room is only useful for Free Agents.  Any possibility there is a trade the Jets might make to take advantage of the situation? 

[JoPoy88]

6 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:

This is a savings on 2024's contract, according to Spotrac the Jets are sitting at 13.3 million in cap space with Rodgers cap number at 8.8 million. Next year Rodgers cap hit which was slated to be something crazy like 75-100 million now comes down to a high but manageable 45.1 million. This is good news for the Jets longer term as it maybe gives them a shot to run it back with Rodgers once more, but the impact on this years cap is not there. 

 

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-york-jets/cap/

thanks - yeah I’m surprised a little that they did this already but it was inevitable.