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The Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>‘ pursuit of Aaron Rodgers<\/a> is finally complete. The future Hall of Famer signed a one-year deal<\/a> to spend the year with Mike Tomlin and company as they look to contend with the Ravens<\/a> and Bengals<\/a> (and, to a lesser degree, the Browns<\/a>) in the highly competitive AFC North.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rodgers is looking to end his career on a better note than his two-year tenure in New York, where he tore his Achilles four plays into his first game with the Jets<\/a> and then struggled to regain his form in Year 2 as the Jets went a disappointing 5-12. There are real questions about how effective the 41-year-old still is, as well as concerns about off-field distractions, but the risks for Pittsburgh aren’t outrageously high. They signed him for just over $13 million this year, with $10 million fully guaranteed and a max value of just over $19 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n That puts Rodgers in the bottom half of starting QB salaries and makes him one of the cheapest veteran starters in the league, which is why the Steelers are willing to accept the risk of his decline and potential off-field headaches with the hope that maybe he can turn back the clock one more time.\u00a0<\/p>\n 1<\/p>\n Dallas Cowboys<\/a><\/p>\n Dak Prescott<\/a><\/p>\n $60,000,000<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Cincinnati Bengals<\/p>\n Joe Burrow<\/a><\/p>\n $55,000,000<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Green Bay Packers<\/a><\/p>\n Jordan Love<\/a><\/p>\n $55,000,000<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Buffalo Bills<\/a><\/p>\n Josh Allen<\/a><\/p>\n $55,000,000<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a><\/p>\n Trevor Lawrence<\/a><\/p>\n $55,000,000<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n Miami Dolphins<\/a><\/p>\n Tua Tagovailoa<\/a><\/p>\n $53,100,000<\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n San Francisco 49ers<\/a><\/p>\n Brock Purdy<\/a><\/p>\n $53,000,000<\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n Detroit Lions<\/a><\/p>\n Jared Goff<\/a><\/p>\n $53,000,000<\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n Los Angeles Chargers<\/a><\/p>\n Justin Herbert<\/a><\/p>\n $52,500,000<\/p>\n 10<\/p>\n Baltimore Ravens<\/p>\n Lamar Jackson<\/a><\/p>\n $52,000,000<\/p>\n 11<\/p>\n Philadelphia Eagles<\/a><\/p>\n Jalen Hurts<\/a><\/p>\n $51,000,000<\/p>\n 12<\/p>\n Arizona Cardinals<\/a><\/p>\n Kyler Murray<\/a><\/p>\n $46,100,000<\/p>\n 13<\/p>\n Kansas City Chiefs<\/a><\/p>\n Patrick Mahomes<\/a><\/p>\n $45,000,000<\/p>\n 14<\/p>\n Los Angeles Rams<\/a><\/p>\n Matthew Stafford<\/a><\/p>\n $42,000,000<\/p>\n 15<\/p>\n Las Vegas Raiders<\/a><\/p>\n Geno Smith<\/a><\/p>\n $37,500,000<\/p>\n 16<\/p>\n Seattle Seahawks<\/a><\/p>\n Sam Darnold<\/a><\/p>\n $33,500,000<\/p>\n 17<\/p>\n Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a><\/p>\n Baker Mayfield<\/a><\/p>\n $33,333,333<\/p>\n 18<\/p>\n New York Jets<\/p>\n Justin Fields<\/a><\/p>\n $20,000,000<\/p>\n 19<\/p>\n Pittsburgh Steelers<\/p>\n Aaron Rodgers<\/p>\n $13,650,000*<\/p>\n 20<\/p>\n Tennessee Titans<\/a><\/p>\n Cam Ward<\/a><\/p>\n $12,209,905<\/p>\n 21<\/p>\n New York Giants<\/a><\/p>\n Russell Wilson<\/a><\/p>\n $10,500,000<\/p>\n 22<\/p>\n Chicago Bears<\/a><\/p>\n Caleb Williams<\/a><\/p>\n $9,871,515<\/p>\n 23<\/p>\n Carolina Panthers<\/a><\/p>\n Bryce Young<\/a><\/p>\n $9,488,768<\/p>\n 24<\/p>\n Washington Commanders<\/a><\/p>\n Jayden Daniels<\/a><\/p>\n $9,436,663<\/p>\n 25<\/p>\n New England Patriots<\/a><\/p>\n Drake Maye<\/a><\/p>\n $9,159,941<\/p>\n 26<\/p>\n Houston Texans<\/a><\/p>\n C.J. Stroud<\/a><\/p>\n $9,069,811<\/p>\n 27<\/p>\n Indianapolis Colts<\/a>*<\/p>\n Anthony Richardson<\/a><\/p>\n $8,498,508<\/p>\n 28<\/p>\n Atlanta Falcons*<\/p>\n Michael Penix Jr<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n $5,720,659<\/p>\n 29<\/p>\n Minnesota Vikings<\/a><\/p>\n J.J. McCarthy<\/a><\/p>\n $5,463,699<\/p>\n 30Denver Broncos*Bo Nix<\/a>$4,653,29231Cleveland Browns*Kenny Pickett<\/a> This list only includes the starters and projected starters for the upcoming season. The Broncos<\/a>, Colts, Falcons<\/a> and Browns (as noted by asterisks) all have projected starters on rookie deals or small contracts, but have higher paid QBs on the roster. Jarrett Stidham<\/a> will make $6 million to backup Bo Nix in Denver. Daniel Jones<\/a> was brought in by Indianapolis for $14 million this year and could end up starting some depending on Richardson’s ongoing shoulder issues. Kirk Cousins<\/a>‘ annual salary is $45 million in Atlanta, but he was bumped midseason last year for Penix and is now seeking a trade. And Deshaun Watson<\/a> makes $46 million in Cleveland but is out for the year after tearing his Achilles late last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
$3,516,97632New Orleans Saints<\/a>Jake Haener<\/a>$1,136,204<\/p>\n
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