Aaron Rodgers Says Mike Glennon's Rumored Contract Should Lead to Packers Talks

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers may push to discuss his contract with the organization if impending free-agent QB Mike Glennon receives the type of lucrative deal that's been rumored ahead of the new NFL league year, which begins Thursday.

Jason Wilde‏ of ESPN.com passed along Rodgers' response when asked whether Glennon potentially receiving around $15 million per season would impact his own situation: "I think it has to."

Rodgers clarified his comments via Twitter on Wednesday:

Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports first reported sources around the league were expecting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers backup to receive $14-15 million annually on the open market. It's unclear whether the numbers will hold up, though.

Those figures, which would be sky-high for a player with limited on-field success, were likely based on a more intense bidding war than what's developed since the "legal tampering period" began Tuesday. John Mullin of CSN Chicago reported the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers have all dipped out of the Glennon sweepstakes.

With those three teams out of the picture, the Chicago Bears might be all alone chasing the 27-year-old NC State product. Ian Rapoport‏ of the NFL Network noted Chicago was his preferred landing spot anyway.

For now, it's unknown whether Glennon could still end up receiving around $15 million in that negotiating environment. But if he does, it would give Rodgers a tremendous boost in his efforts to get a raise.

Glennon posted a mediocre 84.6 passer rating across 21 appearances with the Bucs since 2013. While his touchdown-to-interception ratio was solid (30-15), his career completion rate is 59.4 percent, which would have ranked 26th in the NFL in 2016.

Meanwhile, Rodgers has been one of the league's most valuable players for the better part of a decade. His career passer rating is an NFL-best 104.1, and he's coming off a season where he posted 40 touchdowns with just seven interceptions while also completing 65.7 percent of his throws.

Rodgers' cap hit for 2017 checks in at $20.3 million, tied with Ryan Tannehill of the Miami Dolphins for seventh at the position, per Spotrac.

Ultimately, it's hard to justify Glennon making only $5 million or so less than Rodgers. The Packers QB is also smart enough to know now might be a good time for him to renegotiate his deal since the team ranks 11th league-wide with more than $39 million in cap space at the moment.