The Green Bay Packers continue negotiations with quarterback Aaron Rodgers on a new contract extension, a deal expected to make Rodgers the highest paid player in the NFL, sources told ESPN. Rodgers teammate, A.J. Hawk, believes the quarterback is worth the expected high salary increase, as he backed Rodgers in an interview with NFL Network on Friday.
"Let's be honest, all of us minions have nothing that we can offer Aaron that would even come close to anything that he would get," Hawk said.
"He deserves every dime he's going to get. He's going to get a billion dollars, probably, so I'm OK with anything they want to give him, because he's one of the best in the world and he deserves everything."
Hawk took a pay cut of more than $7 million this offseason to remain in Green Bay. Both Rodgers and the Packers have been hesistant to comment on a potential extension, but leaguewide speculation is that the deal could average $25 million per year.
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