Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is officially a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers after he passed his team physical and signed his one-year deal for 2025 on Saturday.
Just how much is Rodgers making this season, exactly? The 41-year-old signal caller will make a $13.65 million base salary for Pittsburgh, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
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The deal comes with $10 million guaranteed, and Rodgers can make up to $19.5 million if he reaches certain contract incentives. That’s not bad money for a quarterback who may only play a single season in Pittsburgh.
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If Rodgers reaches his ceiling for where he is in his career at this late stage, this will be a bargain for the Steelers. If he continues to regress as Father Time collects his due, Pittsburgh will regret this decision more and more as the season goes on.
Vegas isn’t giving the Steelers much of an edge in Super Bowl odds, and his upcoming Steelers schedule isn’t a cake walk by any means. Rodgers will be well compensated for his first season in Pittsburgh, but it’s a very real question as to whether he’s an actual improvement over the Russell Wilson-Justin Fields 2024 plan.
We’ll know this fall if former Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw is right to call this whole Rodgers pursuit “a joke” or if the Green Bay Packers legend can write a successful new chapter for his career.
Rodgers will get a very fast chance to prove his 2025 talents as he faces off against his former team, the New York Jets, in the Meadowlands on Sept. 7 to open the season.
If Rodgers falters this fall, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin will have his hands full to keep Pittsburgh’s impressive playoff streak alive. If Rodgers succeeds, then the Steelers could be real contenders in the AFC this year.
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