Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who signed a five-year, $110 million contract last April, will account for 13.46 percent of the proposed 2014 salary cap, reports the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. With so much money tied up in Rodgers, Green Bay cannot afford to be without him even for a handful of games.
The Packers went 2-5-1 in 2013 while Rodgers missed nearly eight full games with a broken collarbone.
"Well, I mean, Aaron Rodgers is the best player in the National Football League," coach Mike McCarthy said. "So to say you're too reliant on him, it depends on what side of the fence you want to look at. Does he make a difference on a football team? Absolutely."