Aaron Rodgers considers retirement, which would cost him an extra $23 million

If Aaron Rodgers were to retire, he would have to pay the Green Bay Packers a ton of cash.

Things between Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers have certainly been better before.

Fresh off his two-week run as the guest host on Jeopardy!, Rodgers supposedly wants out of the Packers organization. While the Green Bay brass is not interested in parting ways with him, he would command quite the return if placed on the trading block. Should Rodgers decide retirement is the best option for him, it would cost him an extra $23 million over two years in signing bonus money.

Would Rodgers be willing to give up that amount of money that quickly and choose to retire?

Green Bay Packers: Aaron Rodgers would owe $23 million if he retires

Even if Rodgers could make a great deal of coin by becoming the next full-time host of Jeopardy!, as well as any potential off-the-field endorsements he could garner, he is never going to be able to recoup that $23 million in signing bonus money if he were to retire. This is why it feels more likely that he will be dealt from Green Bay than to just spite-retire for the hell of it. God, what a concept!

Overall, the clock is ticking on the Packers and Rodgers potentially being able to salvage this tenuous situation. Even though he is the reigning NFL MVP, Rodgers is rapidly approaching 40 years old. He is still playing at an elite level entering 2021, but we have to wonder if a divorce between him and the Packers is on the horizon. They were one game away from a Super Bowl.

If Rodgers does abruptly retire, it will cost him well over eight figures in signing bonus money.