GM: Packers committed to Rodgers for 'foreseeable future'

Published Apr. 26, 2021 7:04 p.m. ET

Associated Press

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst says the team remains committed to quarterback Aaron Rodgers “for the foreseeable future” one year after trading up in the first round to draft the three-time MVP’s potential successor.

“Aaron’s our guy,” Gutekunst said Monday in his pre-draft Zoom session with reporters. “He’s going to be our quarterback for the foreseeable future. We’re excited about kind of the things we’re going to try to accomplish here over the next couple years.”

The Packers sent the Miami Dolphins the No. 30 overall selection and a fourth-round pick in last year’s draft

Rodgers, 37, responded by throwing an

Late last season,

But the Packers haven’t restructured Rodgers’ contract, a move that could show their commitment to him beyond the upcoming season. Rodgers has three years remaining on the

The way Rodgers’ contract is currently structured, the Packers could clear about $22 million in cap space by moving on from him after the 2021 season.

Without getting into specifics, Rodgers noted that Rodgers’ contract situation is one of “a lot of different things” the Packers have discussed as they deal with their salary cap constraints.

Green Bay’s salary cap issues explain why long snapper Joe Fortunato is the only free agent the Packers have signed this offseason, though they did agree to lucrative long-term deals with

“It’s very important for us to work through the next two years to get this salary cap thing right,” Gutekunst said. “We will have to address many contracts over the next four or five months to kind of get under the cap for the season, and that’s certainly one we will probably address as well.”

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