By ESPN.com
The Green Bay Packers are prepared to go all-in to entice Aaron Rodgers to return to the team next season, spending as close to the cap this year and spreading it into future years as much as possible, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
It’s an approach that was used by the New Orleans Saints before quarterback Drew Brees retired.
Rodgers, who won his second consecutive MVP award (and fourth overall) this past week, said Thursday that the animosity he felt toward the organization at this time last year is gone.
Rodgers, 38, said he would decide what he wants to do in 2022, “in the near future, and I’m not going to keep a lot of people waiting.