Aaron Rodgers contemplates his future, Steelers are left without options
This Los Angeles Rams offseason may go down as one of Les Snead’s and Sean McVay’s greatest achievements if the team can live up to their expectations. The Matthew Stafford deal has yet to be realeased to the public but we can assume there is a decent discount to keep him in LA. That was followed up by extending Alaric Jackson who was the best left tackle set to hit the open market. Snead then managed to secure a future hall of famer in Davante Adams and sured up the defense by adding Poona Ford and resigned Akhello Witherspoon.
It could also have been one of LA’s worst offseasons.
We will never know just how close Stafford was from signing a contract with either the Las Vegas Raiders or the New York Giants, but from what sources have said it was a very real possibility. That would have left the Rams in the same position the Pittsburgh Steelers are currently in—the Aaron Rodgers experience.
: Rich Eisen believes Aaron Rodgers will get a contract North of $40 million:
“I think Aaron Rodgers is gonna start with a four. North of $40 million. How about this? Two years, $70 million, with incentives that can pop it up more.”
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Like the Rams, the Steelers have a formiddable roster that has been built and developed through the draft and even went out of their comfort zone to make a splash in free agency by trading for DK Metcalf. After letting both Justin Fields and Russell Wilson land on different teams, it seems like the obvious choice would be to lockdown Rodgers and hope he can return to his MVP ways. If only it were that easy.
“There are people who believe that he may not play this year,” Adam Schefter explained on ESPN’s Get Up, “There are people who believe he’s waiting to see if something might open down the line in Minnesota with the Vikings. But nobody knows for sure what Aaron Rodgers’ game plan is, and for the time being, the Steelers are in the dark. We’re speculating, but it shouldn’t be that hard. Either you want to play for the Steelers or you don’t. What are we waiting for?”
Rodgers seems to still be contemplating his choices for this coming year which could leave Mike Tomlin and his team in a situation where they are running Mason Rudolph as their starting quarterback. If the Rams let Stafford walk, they would be contemplating starting Jimmy Garrapolo in the same scenario as they waited for Rodgers to make a decision.
LA’s front office took a huge gamble on contract negotations that could have ended with them waiting on Rodgers to make a decision. It have also put them in a bidding war with Pittsburgh which would have only aided Rodgers in contract negotiations. Luckily for the Rams and their fans, they will never have to live out that scenario.
