Welcome to June in the NFL, a month when—after a couple of transactions for cap-bloated teams to push cap pain into next year—the league takes a breath. Teams will soon disperse for a monthlong hiatus before returning for the grind of the 2021 season. However, as readers of this space know, the business of football never really slows down. Here’s my perspective on some recent topics in the news.
The Rodgers-Packers imbroglio continues
Aaron Rodgers spoke last week, while vacationing in Hawaii and forfeiting his $500,000 workout bonus (again, blame me for those bonuses, as I started implementing them 15 years ago when I worked for the Packers as a “financial bribe” to spend the offseason in Green Bay).