Packers GM: Aaron Rodgers is ‘our quarterback for the foreseeable future’

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With the NFL’s new television contract not going into effect until 2023, teams are bracing for a similarly pandemic-deflated cap in 2022. After an offseason of restructuring contracts and reluctance to add outside free agents, Gutekunst said he expects the Packers to be in a similar situation next spring. 

Rodgers’ cap hit in 2022 is already $39.8 million without prorating more money. However, Gutekunst said Rodgers’ 2022 cap hit is “not at all” a deterrent to restructuring the quarterback’s deal. 

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