Quarterback Jordan Love signed his contract extension on Saturday, inking a deal with the Green Bay Packers that includes a reported NFL-record $75 million signing bonus.
The Packers announced Love’s extension in a brief statement posted to social media that gave no details. However, multiple outlets reported the extension is for four years and $220 million — $155 million guaranteed — as he joins the Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow and the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence with an average annual salary of $55 million.
He will start earning that in 2025 and now is under contract through 2028. He will play the 2024 season with a $10.5 million base salary, per Spotrac.
Packers extend Jordan Love.
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) July 27, 2024
Love has made a mere 18 career regular-season starts, replacing Aaron Rodgers. Love started every game in 2023 after starting just once in his first two seasons.
Love had been in camp with the team but not practicing. His representatives indicated last weekend that they wanted his contract extension to be completed before he took the field, according to general manager Brian Gutekunst.
The 25-year-old Utah State product, whom the Packers drafted 26th overall in 2020, came on strong in the second half of last season, after the front office made clear that he needed to show he could produce if he wanted to remain in the team’s plans.
In the final eight games of the regular season, Love responded by throwing for 16 touchdowns with just one interception.
Green Bay went 6-2 down the stretch, including winning its final three games, to grab the NFC’s final wild-card berth. The Packers went into Dallas and overpowered the Cowboys 48-32 to open the playoffs, with Love throwing for 272 yards and three scores, before losing to the host San Francisco 49ers 24-21 in the divisional round.
Love finished the regular season with 4,159 yards passing, 32 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions.
–Field Level Media
