WHEN AARON RODGERS tore his Achilles after four snaps last season, NFL agents and club employees went straight to their laptops to confirm something they suspected -- There was no insurance addendum in Rodgers' contract.
The Jets renegotiated Rodgers' contract after trading for him and didn't buy an insurance policy to secure a portion of the $37 million in guaranteed money owed to the quarterback in 2023. Green Bay had a policy on Rodgers, but the Jets had no relationship with the broker who sold the Packers the policy. With the snap of Rodgers' left Achilles tendon, that $37 million for a player who wouldn't play could never be recovered.