Editor's note: This story was first published on May 13 and has been updated with the latest events.
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The date was Aug. 30, 2018 -- one day after Aaron Rodgers signed a record contract extension worth $134 million with the Green Bay Packers that ran through the 2023 season. That day was largely celebratory on the part of the quarterback and the team, except for one ominous remark:
"I don't think this guarantees anything other than maybe the first three years of the deal," Rodgers said.
Three years later, Rodgers and the Packers almost reached that point.