The question about Aaron Rodgers’ future has dominated the offseason so far. Now he has made his decision and shows the whole world how much he holds his sporting home in his heart. At the same time, however, he is also putting a portion of pressure on himself.

Green Bay/Munich – It’s not long yet. The NFL offseason. It’s the beginning of March. So there are more than five months until the start of the 2022 NFL season.

Nevertheless, it has been discussed for quite some time. A lot of discussion. A lot.

What is Aaron Rodgers doing? Going back to the Packers? Escape to the Denver Broncos? Or does he even call it quits completely and end his career?

The topic has been bandied about. On all channels. And it probably would have gone on for quite some time. But the quarterback has had enough.

No more speculation.

Aaron Rodgers may be making NFL history

Tuesday morning, he picked up his phone and plugged his ex-colleague and buddy Pat McAfee that he’s also returning to the Green Bay Packers next season.

@AaronRodgers12 reached aht to me this morning & let me know that he will OFFICIALLY be returning to the Green Bay PackersPMSLive pic. twitter.com/AZ54GJCSbj

– ️at McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 8, 2022

Of course, Packers fans might have jumped for joy a time or two after hearing this news. But NFL fans far beyond Wisconsin’s borders also longed for the decision. So the issue is finally over.

It is now. It ended with a loud bang and possibly even along with a portion of NFL history.

According to insider Ian Rapoport, Rodgers is set to sign a four-year deal that will pay him a whopping $200 million. 153 guaranteed. 50 per year. The 38-year-old would thus become the highest-paid player in league history.

Rodgers spoke out himself in a tweet a little later, explaining that the speculated contract details were “inaccurate” as were alleged terms surrounding the contract.

What amount it will now come down to remains to be seen.

Money or no money. It shows: Aaron Rodgers will finish his career as a Packer. And that wasn’t always as a given as it now appears to be.

Fight with the front office: forgive and forget

For a long time, the quarterback himself described his future as a “beautiful mystery” and let speculation run so high. Not only since the Divisional Round exit against the San Francisco 49ers did the rumours about a new start persist.

Even the season before, the table cloth seemed to be cut between GM Brian Gutekunst, the front office and Rodgers.

Brief recap: Gutekunst drafted Jordan Love as Rodgers’ designated successor. After the missed Super Bowl entry in 2020, an offseason marked by a boycott followed. Rodgers missed practices, team activities and minicamps. According to “ESPN”, he was so upset at the time that he told some he never wanted to play for the Packers again.

Rodgers returned, but publicly demanded more input: “I just want to be involved in conversations that affect my job.”

The Packers did him the favour, bringing back wide receiver Randall Cobb at his request. The relationship got better – but they didn’t really want to believe the roast, even in recent weeks.

But Rodgers is now making a statement.

Restructured contract helps Packers

His contract will likely be structured to significantly reduce his original cap hit of $46.6 million. Stars like receiver Davante Adams can be kept much easier that way.

The goal behind the whole thing is clear: All-in. All in for the title.

One last time Rodgers wants to try it with his Green Bay Packers. The 2010 Super Bowl triumph should not be the only one, not the last.

“I feel like I would know better what the right thing to do would be if the clock was at zero in the Super Bowl. And not in the Divisional Round, in a game we thought we were going to win,” the 38-year-old said a few weeks ago.

Packers fans will be wishing. Here’s to Aaron Rodgers knowing exactly what the right thing to do is after next season.