Can The Packers Trade Aaron Rodgers? If So, When?

The Packers selected Jordan Love by moving up from the 30th pick to number 26. Many folks think a good model for reaching a super bowl is to have an inexpensive quarterback starting for the team. Aaron Rodgers is not inexpensive, so when could the Packers release or trade Rodgers?

2020: Straight Trade/Release - NO!

If traded today, Rodgers has $51.148M in dead money charges that would accelerate onto the 2020 cap. Since his current cap number is $21.642M, the Packers' cap space would shrink by $29.506M. The team has insufficient cap space to absorb that kind of dead money charge. It would be illegal. The team has about $11M in cap space, but about $5.5M has to be used to pay for the practice…