ProFootballTalk@ProFootballTalk
[Rodgers] said he’d play for $10 million. Aaron Rodgers is playing for at least $13.65 million, and up to $19.5 million. Which is still a very good deal for the Steelers.
Albert Breer@AlbertBreer
For what it’s worth, I’d heard the $10 million number, at the time, was sort of exclusive to the Rams. As in, an example of how badly he wanted to go there in March—”He’s willing to go there for $10 million.”
from https://www.lafbnetwork.com/nfl/la-rams/la-rams-news/los-angeles-rams-aaron-rodgers-exclusive-deal/
So that $10 million figure? It wasn’t a universal offer. It was, perhaps, a targeted message: a willingness to make financial sacrifices for a perfect situation that never materialized. With the Rams closing their window, Rodgers pivoted to Pittsburgh—and still signed on for what amounts to a relatively frugal contract.
But Rodgers’ arrival in Pittsburgh also reopened a different line of questioning: Should the Steelers have chased Stafford harder?
That very topic came up on Friday’s edition of Unsportsmanlike, when Evan Cohen and former Super Bowl champion Chris Canty debated whether Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin may one day regret not pushing harder for Stafford months ago.