Three days after officially signing his one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, full details of Aaron Rodgers’ contract have been made public.
Per Michael Ginnitti of Spotrac, Rodgers will earn a $13.65 million base salary with an incentive package of $5.85 million based on how deep the Steelers go into the playoffs and an additional $1.5 million if he wins MVP.
If Rodgers hits every milestone on his incentive package, the total value of the deal can max out at $19.5 million. For perspective, that would make him the 21st-highest-paid quarterback in the NFL in 2025, just behind Justin Fields ($20 million).
By average salary, Rodgers ranks 22nd among all quarterbacks. He is directly ahead of 2025 No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward ($12.2 million).
Rodgers was reportedly willing to take less money from the Steelers, but his agent ultimately pushed for him to take more.
The four-time MVP ultimately wound up taking virtually the same deal Daniel Jones got from the Indianapolis Colts with a few more incentives to push up the total value if he hits any of those milestones.
Jones’ contract with the Colts includes $13.15 million in fully guaranteed money plus an additional $3.7 million available in performance incentives.
This does speak to where Rodgers’ value is at right now. He’s coming off a tumultuous 2024 with the New York Jets that saw him play poorly. His 48.0 QBR ranked 25th out of 32 qualified quarterbacks, ironically just ahead of Jones (47.8).
Rodgers is also 41 and at a point in his career when it would be unrealistic to expect him to still play like a superstar. The Steelers are banking on their infrastructure being good enough to help elevate his performance to get them back to the postseason.
Given the success Mike Tomlin has every single year regardless of who is playing quarterback, it would be a mistake to underestimate the Steelers’ chances of making the playoffs in 2025.
