Aaron Rodgers' new contract with the Green Bay Packers includes a $35 million signing bonus.

Rodgers and the Packers structured the deal in a way to maximize the team's cap flexibility.

Rodgers' cap number year-by-year will be as follows:

2013: $12 million
2014: $17.9 million
2015: $18.6 million
2016: $19.6 million
2017: $20.65 million
2018: $20.9 million
2019: $21.1 million 

The deal gives Rodgers $54 million in guaranteed money.

The Green Bay Packers are actively attempting to trade linebacker Desmond Bishop.

Bishop had 115 tackles and five sacks in 2011 but suffered a season-ending hamstring injury in the preseason.

The Packers also have Brad Jones, Robert Francois and A.J. Hawk at inside linebacker.

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers have agreed on a contract extension, according to an ESPN.com report.

The Packers announced the deal Friday, but didn't say how long it was for or how much he'll be paid.

A source told Adam Schefter the deal is expected to add five years on top of the two years Rodgers has remaining on his contract, and keep Rodgers in Green Bay through the 2019 season.

The NFL has converged on New York City for the first round of the 2013 draft. Without two sure-fire picks, as we saw last season with Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III, there promises to be a lot of drama on Thursday night.

As the action unfolds, check out Jeff Risdon's Mock Draft and see how our expert's predictions matched up with the actual picks.

You can also chat with fellow NFL fans in our NFL Draft forum as the picks are announced.

1. Kansas City Chiefs - Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan

2. Jacksonville Jaguars - Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M

3. Miami Dolphins (acquired from Oakland) - Dion Jordon, OLB, Oregon

4. Philadelphia Eagles -Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma

5. Detroit Lions - Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU

6. Cleveland Browns - Barkevious Mingo, DE, LSU

7. Arizona Cardinals - Jonathan Cooper, G, North Carolina

8. St. Louis Rams (acquired from Buffalo) - Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia

9. New York Jets - Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama

10. Tennessee Titans - Chance Warmack, G, Alabama 

11. San Diego Chargers - D.J. Fluker, G, Alabama

12. Oakland Raiders (acquired from Miami) - D.J. Hayden, CB, Houston

13. New York Jets - Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri

14. Carolina Panthers - Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah

15. New Orleans Saints - Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas

16. St. Louis Rams - E.J. Manuel, QB, Florida State

17. Pittsburgh Steelers - Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia

18. San Francisco 49ers (from Cowboys) - Eric Reid, S, LSU

19. New York Giants - Justin Pugh, G, Syracuse

20. Chicago Bears - Kyle Long, G, Oregon

21. Cincinnati Bengals - Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame

22. Atlanta Falcons (from Rams) - Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington

23. Minnesota Vikings - Sharrif Floyd, DT Florida

24. Indianapolis Colts - Bjoren Werner, DE, Florida State

25. Minnesota Vikings - Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State

26. Green Bay Packers - Datone Jones, DE, UCLA

27. Houston Texans - DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson

28. Denver Broncos - Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina

29. Minnesota Vikings (from Patriots) - Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee

30. St. Louis Rams (from Falcons) - Alec Ogletree, ILB, Georgia

31. Dallas Cowboys (from 49ers) - Travis Frederick, C, Wisconsin

32. Baltimore Ravens - Matt Elam, S, Florida

Trades

The Oakland Raiders traded the third overall pick to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for the 12th and 42nd overall selections.

The Buffalo Bills traded the eighth and 71st overall pick to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the 16th, 46th, 78th and 222nd overall selections.

The 49ers traded the No. 31 and No. 74 pick to the Cowboys for the No. 18 pick.

The Falcons traded the No. 30 pick and a sixth rounder to the Rams to acquire No. 22 and a seventh rounder in 2015.

The Vikings have acquired the No. 29 pick from the Patriots for the No. 52, No. 83, No. 102 and No. 229 selections.

Jordan Rodgers, younger brother of Aaron Rodgers, started at quarterback for Vanderbilt over the past season and a half.

Jordan Rodgers is smaller than Aaron Rodgers, which is likely the most noticeable difference between the two.

“He’s got his brother’s brain,” said an NFL scout who thinks Jordan Rodgers eventually could become a team’s No. 2. “He’s got some physical (tools) – he’s a good looking kid, but he just doesn’t have the arm strength Aaron has.”

Like his older brother, Jordan Rodgers attended Butte Junior College before transfering to Vanderbilt.

The Green Bay Packers have signed Clay Matthews to a new contract that includes $65 million in new money.

Matthews' deal runs over five seasons, according to a team source, with $31 million of the money believed to be guaranteed.

A source claims Matthews will receive $22 million by the end of 2013 and $27 million in the next 12 months.

Brett Favre says the sack that ended his NFL career was the first time he was knocked out cold on a football field.

The Minnesota Vikings were playing the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football and the quarterback had trouble remembering what team he was on.

"My last play, actually the only time in my career when I was completely out. Ten to 15 seconds," Favre said. "Miserable night, the dome had collapsed, our season had gone from bad to worse. I didn't have to play in the game, wanted to. I remember telling myself in pregame, 'You're an idiot. What do you stand to gain in this?' But I thought, 'I'll survive this game, I'll be fine.'

"(It was) one of the most minor hits I've ever (taken). The guy didn't even hit me, he pushed me. I threw the ball, and the field of course was solid ice, it was like concrete. He pushed me, I slip, fall, nothing hurt, I hit the left side of my head, and the next thing I remember, I was snoring as our trainer is kind of shaking me, saying, 'Are you OK?' I look at the footage, even though it wasn't long, there was that 10-, 15-second period where I was asleep.

"I remember looking at our trainer, Suge (Eric Sugarman), and saying, 'Suge, what are the Bears doing here?' He's like, 'Ah, you come over here with me, buddy.' As I started figuring it out as I was getting to the sidelines, I thought, 'Now, if there was ever a time where the writing is on the wall, this is it.'"

Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk believes that teammate Aaron Rodgers will deserve every penny he gets in his new contract.

"Let's be honest, all of us minions have nothing that we can offer Aaron that would even come close to anything that he would get," Hawk told the NFL Network.

"He deserves every dime he's going to get. He's going to get a billion dollars, probably, so I'm OK with anything they want to give him, because he's one of the best in the world and he deserves everything."

Hawk, who took a pay cut of more than $7 million this offseason to remain in Green Bay, made his comments with Rodgers and the Packers moving towards a new long-term deal.

Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley looks up to counterpart Tony Gonzalez.

"The tight end I would like to mimic is (Tony) Gonzalez. He's consistent," Finley said on KFAN-FM Wednesday. "That's where I would like to take my game."

Gonzalez will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer when he retires as the No. 1 tight end to play in the NFL.

Finley has all the physical tools, but inconsistency has been the issue.

Charles Woodson is unemployed six weeks after the Green Bay Packers cut him.

"I'm 36, so of course I'm considered ancient in the game right now, and teams are looking for younger players and trying to make their rosters younger," the defensive back said.

"If you're an older guy, they kind of push you to the side, and they'll maybe look at you much later on down the road, when I guess they figure they can get you much cheaper."

Woodson says his camp has put out word that he's interested in finding a new team, but so far that interest hasn't been reciprocated.