The one-year, $13.65 million deal signed over the weekend by quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a great deal for the Steelers. And if Rodgers cashes in on the full $5.85 million incentive package, it will have been an incredible deal.
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To get there, the Steelers have to win the Super Bowl.
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Albert Bree of SI.com has the details.
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To be eligible for any of the payments, Rodgers must participate in 70 percent of the offensive snaps in the regular season. If that is threshold is satisfied, here’s what he’ll get:
If the Steelers make the playoffs: $500,000.
If they earn a first-round bye or if they win in the wild-card round with Rodgers taking at least half of the snaps: $600,000.
If they win in the divisional round and Rodgers takes at least half of the snaps: $750,000.
| Site | Subscription Price | Supported Countries |
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| FuboTV | 5-day free trial, $10–$90/month | USA, Canada, Spain |
| ESPN+ | $11.99/month | USA |
| Fanatiz | €6.99–€10.99/month | Worldwide |
| StreamLocator | 7-day free trial, no credit card required! $9.90/month | Worldwide |
If they win the AFC Championship and Rodgers takes at least half of the snaps: $1 million.
If they win the Super Bowl and Rodgers takes at least half of the snaps: $1.5 million.
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If Rodgers wins the regular-season MVP award: $1.5 million.
More than half of the incentives — $3 million — are tied to winning the Super Bowl and Rodgers becoming the league MVP. That seems unlikely, to put it mildly.
Even getting to the Super Bowl feels like a stretch. And that’s another $1 million.
The most realistically optimistic outcome seems to be getting to the AFC Championship and meeting the various play-time incentives and earning another $1.85 million.
But, yes, paying out $19.5 million would be perhaps the best veteran quarterback contract ever signed by a team, because it will mean that the Steelers received the services of the league’s MVP — and more importantly that they won the Super Bowl.
