GREEN BAY PACKERS star Aaron Rodgers wants to extend his contract with the NFL franchise and is reportedly heading towards a deal that would make him the highest-paid player in the league.
Despite the big numbers involved, the 34-year-old maintains that he’s not trying to take advantage of the franchise.
The veteran Rodgers signed a five-year, $110million extension with the Packers in 2013, which is now up for renewal.
Speaking via ESPN’s ‘Wilde and Taush’ yesterday, Rodgers said: “I’m not trying to screw them. This is a partnership.
“The only way this is going to work and the best way for this to work is that we’re in this together.”
Rodgers added: “If you ask the team about the last deal that we did, and you ask me, both sides are happy. They paid me a lot of money and never had a major salary cap year.”
Rodgers is entering his fourteenth season with the Packers, having been drafted in the first round in 2005.
Rodgers’ confidence that the team are getting a good deal is backed up by his record. He is a six-time Pro Bowl player and won the NFL MVP in 2011 and 2014. In 2011, he led the Packers to their fourth Super Bowl victory.
The current highest-paid player in the league is Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who received a five-year, $150m extension in May.
