While contract extension talks between the Green Bay Packers and star quarterback Aaron Rodgers await a resolution, it’s easy to say that the franchise has been blessed with stellar quarterback play over the past two and a half decades.
It’s also fair to acknowledge how time has impacted the dollars and cents of all-pro contract extensions.
Rewinding back to this date in 1997, the Packers locked up Hall of Famer Brett Favre to a then-league record seven-year contract worth $47.25 million, including a $12 million signing bonus. That deal paid the 27-year old Favre slightly higher than Barry Sanders and Troy Aikman, who had agreed to similar contracts in prior seasons.