Will Packers fine Aaron Rodgers for skipping mandatory minicamp?
Getty Images  If, as expected, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers doesnt show up for any of the three days of the teams mandatory minicamp, the Packers can fine him $93,085. Its a discretionary call; if they want to waive the fine, the Packers can. The question is whether they will, or wont, excuse his decision to violate the terms of his contract. On one hand, fining him could further inflame the situation. On the other hand, the bridge already seems to be obliterated. On one hand, hes already forfeited a $500,000 workout bonus by not showing up for offseason practices. On the other hand, $93,085 is still (wait for it) $93,085. On one hand, they could decide that the rules apply to everyone, Rodgers included. On the other hand, they may choose to do everything they can to create that theyre bending over backward to placate Rodgers  short of firing G.M. Brian Gutekunst or trading quarterback Jordan Love. Whether they fine him or not, the Packers likely wont announce it to anyone. Theyll just do it or not do it, and if Rodgers wants to say or to leak something about it, so be it. Come training camp, there will be no discretion to apply. If Rodgers holds out, hell be fined $50,000 per day. Under the 2020 labor deal, those amounts cannot be waived. Then again, if Rodgers never plays for the Packers again, theyll have no easy way to collect the fines. If theres never another game check from which the fines would be withheld, theyd have to invoice him and, eventually, sue him for it.