Gren Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Photo by Corey Behnke of CheeseheadTV.com.

The timing couldn't have been more odd.

On the afternoon following the first round of the NFL Draft when everyone is talking about the newest member of the Green Bay Packers, the organization announced quarterback Aaron Rodgers had signed a long-term contract extension.

Not only did it occur in the midst of the NFL Draft, it happened on a Friday afternoon, a time when teams typically announce news that generates negative publicity.

According to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel...

Rodgers deal with #Packers is five years, $110 million, highest salary in NFL history.

— tom silverstein (@TomSilverstein) April 26, 2013

On top of the two years Rodgers has remaining on his original deal, he'll be under contract with the Packers through 2019. He will be 36 years old at the time.

Full details of Rodgers' deal were not disclosed in terms of the year-by-year breakdown, signing bonus, etc., but Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network did provide a few notable items.

Aaron Rodgers new contract: 5 years, $110M. That's $22M per. $40M in the first year (wow). Over $62M in the first three years.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 26, 2013

“Aaron is a true professional and a special player,” general manager Ted Thompson said in a release. “He works hard, is humble, and is focused on his actions, on and off the field. He is an excellent teammate and pushes himself and others to be the very best. We are happy to reach an agreement to extend his career with the Packers.”

Rodgers' contract extension comes less than two weeks after the Packers made Clay Matthews the highest-paid linebacker in the NFL. Green Bay will have a large portion of their salary cap absorbed by two players, but there's little the Packers could do to avoid it, short of letting them leave in free agency.

Rodgers posted 21,332 passing yards from 2008-12, the most in NFL history by a quarterback in his first five seasons as a starter. In 78 career regular-season starts, he has recorded 28 games with 300-plus passing yards, 43 without an interception and 46 with a 100-plus passer rating. Rodgers was selected to the Pro Bowl three of the past four seasons (2009, 2011-12) and was named the starting quarterback for the NFC squad each of the past two seasons.

“An exciting day for our football program,” head coach Mike McCarthy also said in a relase. “Aaron is an excellent illustration of a Green Bay Packer. It is truly a blessing to witness his continued accomplishments, both on and off the field.”

UPDATE:

Rodgers' salary cap number never gets above $21 million during the next 7 years with way it has been structured

— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) April 26, 2013