Aaron Rodgers Net Worth

Aaron Rodgers net worth and salary: Aaron Rodgers is an American professional football player at the quarterback position for the Green Bay Packers who has a net worth of $70 million dollars. Aaron Rodgers was born in 1983 in Chico, California where he attended Pleasant Valley High School and excelled as both a student and an athlete. Rodgers played college football for the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears where he set a school record for consecutive completed passes with 26, and led Cal to a 10-1 record and top give ranking at the end of 2004. Aaron Rodgers was selected with the 24th overall pick in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. He spent the next several seasons, 2005-2007, as a back up to veteran Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre. Rodgers took over the starting job in the 2008 season. He passed for over 4,000 yards in his first season as a starter while also throwing for 28 touchdowns with just 13 interceptions. He was named Super Bowl MVP for Super Bowl XLV in 2011 and holds the lowest regular season interception percentage for current quarterbacks. In 2013 the Packers and Rodgers agreed to a five year, $110 million contract extension making him the highest paid player in NFL history. In 2018 Aaron signed a 4-year $134 million contract to stay with the Packers. The deal will actually be worth around $180 million when it's all said and done thanks to bonuses and guaranteed cash flow. Approximately $103 million of his deal is guaranteed, of which $80 million will be paid before March 2019. In other words, between August 2018 and March 2019, the Packers will pay Aaron $400,000 PER DAY. By comparison, Brett Favre earned a total of $135 million during his entire career (on the field). If Aaron earns-out his full contract by 2023, his on-field earnings will be $315 million.