$200 million: Aaron Rodgers Becomes Highest-Paid NFL Player In History After Agreeing To A 4-year Contract Extension

American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL, Aaron Rodgers, has agreed to a four-year, $200 million extension with the Packers.

This will make Rodgers the highest-paid player in NFL history with a $50 million average annual salary.

Rodgers will receive $153 million guaranteed as part of the extension, creating significant amounts of salary cap space available for the Packers (approximately $21 million).

Rodgers considered retirement and potentially a trade to the Denver Broncos or another team as other options, but this commitment to the Packers suggests the team’s all-time passing touchdowns leader will finish his career in Green Bay.

Rodgers began his college football career at Butte College in 2002 before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley to play for the California Golden Bears, where he set several career passing records, including lowest single-season and career interception rates.

He was selected in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Packers.

After backing up Brett Favre for the first three years of his NFL career, Rodgers became the Packers’ starting quarterback in 2008. In 2010, he led them to a victory in Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers, earning the Super Bowl MVP.

Rodgers has become known for his unique touchdown celebration, which he and his teammates have dubbed the “Championship Belt.”

After a scoring play, Rodgers celebrates by making a motion as if he is putting an invisible championship belt on around his waist.

The gesture drew the praise of World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Triple H and has become common for Green Bay fans to mimic during games.