He'd have less money if he abruptly retired. By all reports I've heard, he'd have to write the Packers a check for $30 million dollars. Rodgers has lots of money, and his post-football prospects are very good, but giving that amount of money back would be absolute lunacy unless you're Bill Gates or something. He's not doing that, and the Packers are right if they call his bluff on that potential move. EDIT: Just to clarify, that's NOT the money he loses just by walking away, which adds much more- that's the money he'd actually have to RETURN. According to Ian Rappaport he's very much considering doing exactly that. Because the last 24 hours has been filled with accurate, credible reporting? Though, in order to bluff you actually have to pretend to have something to bluff with, I guess.