Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is not expected to opt out of the 2021 NFL season by Friday's deadline.
According to ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio, there was some thought that Rodgers may take advantage of the NFL's opt-out rules to avoid playing for the Packers in 2021, but a source indicated that the deadline is too soon and that Rodgers isn't ready to give up on playing in 2021 so quickly.
Florio noted that opting out could have been a feasible option for Rodgers since he would not have had to forfeit his $11.5 million in signing bonus and likely would have been paid his $6.