Aaron Rodgers takes $35 million pay cut with Jets in new deal that runs through 2024: reports

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Aaron Rodgers said last week it would be a "disservice" to stay in New York for just one year, so he signed for two.

The Jets and the four-time MVP have reportedly agreed on a new deal that runs through next season. In the process, Rodgers helped his team out.

Rodgers took a $35 million pay cut, lowering the total value of his original deal from $110 million, all of which was guaranteed, to $75 million.

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Quarterback Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets walks to the media tent to talk to reporters after training camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center July 26, 2023, in Florham Park, N.J.  (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

The quarterback, who will turn 40 in December, was traded to the Jets after 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers.

Before entering his "darkness retreat," Rodgers, in his own words, was "90% retired" and was ready to move on from the Packers. When he emerged from the darkness, he still was ready to get out of Wisconsin, but he said he wanted to become a Jet.

Rodgers admitted he wanted to retire a Packer and to be one of "the Tim Duncans, the [Derek] Jeters, the Kobes [Bryant] of the world," but he noted it was time for a change.

"This has definitely rejuvenated me. I'm excited to be in a new spot, excited to meet the new guys and just be around it all," Rodgers told ESPN New York Radio's Rick DiPietro and Dave Rothenberg Friday.

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers participates in a drill at the team's training facility in Florham Park, N.J., Thursday, July 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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