Every NFL player is eligible for performance-based pay. And, apparently, every player who played in 2023 got a check.
The player getting the lowest among played only four snaps before rupturing his Achilles tendon.
Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers received $81.14 in performance-based pay.
Of course, he earned much more than that in salary and other compensation. From the league-wide pool, however, it was only $81.14.
He’ll be hoping to earn a lot more than that in 2024. Not for the money, but because it will mean he played a lot more than four snaps.
Rodgers has said he wants to play four more years. If the Jets don’t turn this around dramatically in 2024, it could be his last year in New York.
The Browns are set to add a core special teams player to their roster.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team will sign former Jet Justin Hardee. No terms of the deal he’s agreed to have been reported.
Hardee spent the last three seasons with the Jets and he was named a Pro Bowler after the 2022 season. He had 31 tackles and a forced fumble over a run with the AFC East team that only saw him play one snap in the secondary.
Hardee played four years with the Saints to open his career. He saw a bit more time on defense in New Orleans and had an interception return of 77 yards, but special teams has always been his focus and it will likely remain so with his new club.