Packers' Revenue Numbers Were Absolutely Ransacked by Aaron Rodgers' Huge Salary and Bonuses

The Green Bay Packers have had an interesting offseason, to say the least. It started out extremely precarious as Aaron Rodgers and new head coach Matt LaFleur were reportedly butting heads over the autonomy, or lack thereof, that would be given to Rodgers at the line of scrimmage.

Thankfully for the millions of Cheeseheads out there, talks of the reported mutiny have died down. However, the good times did not lost very long for Packers Nation. Green Bay has recently reported a profit of just $724,000 in their latest fiscal year.

Expenses rose from $420.9 million to $477.2 million, and yes, those numbers were immensely ballooned by Rodgers’ fresh four-year, $134 million contract.

Packers net income was actually down 78 percent vs last year. Would have been at least as good, but team had to pay Aaron Rodgers $67 million from September through December.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 12, 2019

Per Packers President Mark Murphy, Green Bay’s overall profit was down 97.9% from the $34.1 million in the year that ended March 31...and more than 99% (!) from the record $75 million in the previous year.

In response to the mind-boggling numbers, Murphy delivered perhaps the least-reassuring quote ever, stating the obvious. "We were a little more aggressive than we’ve been in a number of years," he said.

The Packers handled record amounts of money last year, both coming in the door and going out. https://t.co/vAoTyJhhQO
— Green Bay Press-Gaz. (@gbpressgazette) July 12, 2019

We normally wouldn't have any qualms with over-paying (arguably) the most talented quarterback in football history. However, when the finances are on the fritz to this dramatic extent, we'd absolutely reconsider handing out $33.5 million to Rodgers.

Either way, it's a tough scenario to be in for Green Bay.