Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love has reached an agreement on a four-year contract extension valued at $220 million, as per reports.
The contract includes a $75 million signing bonus along with $155 million in guarantees.
This agreement positions him as the joint highest-paid athlete in the league and the best-paid quarterback in NFL history.
The contract follows a successful season where Love guided the NFL’s youngest team to a 10-9 record and a playoff appearance in his inaugural year as a starter, taking over from four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers, who was traded to the New York Jets in April 2023.
News of Love’s contract extension coincided with Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa also securing a four-year extension valued at $212.4 million.
Packers QB Jordan Love has secured a four-year contract extension worth $220m
Detroit’s Jared Goff also inked a four-year, $212 million extension with $170 million guaranteed, while Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence agreed to a five-year, $275 million extension with $142 million guaranteed earlier in the offseason.
The 25-year-old Love had refrained from practice during the Packers’ training camp this week, as the contract discussions remained unresolved; however, he was still participating in all other team activities. His previous contract was set to expire at the end of the upcoming season.
The Packers are placing their trust in the potential Love demonstrated during a strong finish last season.
In May 2023, Green Bay had signed Love to a one-year extension that included $13.5 million in guaranteed money, plus an additional $9 million in incentives. This arrangement allowed the Packers time to evaluate Love as he transitioned into his initial season as a starter following Rodgers’ trade.
Love responded by completing 64.2 percent of his passes for 4,159 yards, 32 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions, showing significant improvement as the season progressed.
He recorded 21 touchdown passes with only one interception during a nine-game stretch, culminating in a stunning 48-32 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in a wild-card playoff match.
Love excelled towards the end of last season, steering Green Bay to a celebrated victory over Dallas
However, Love did face challenges, throwing two second-half interceptions in the subsequent week during a 24-21 defeat to the San Francisco 49ers.
He became one of only three quarterbacks in history to throw for over 4,000 yards and 32 touchdowns during their first season with multiple starts, following in the footsteps of Kurt Warner in 1999 and Patrick Mahomes in 2018.
The only quarterbacks to throw more than 32 touchdown passes in their first season with multiple starts are Mahomes (50), Warner (41), and Daunte Culpepper (33 in 2000).
Love’s 32 touchdown passes ranked second in the league, trailing only Dallas’ Dak Prescott (36).
Prior to last season, Love had made just one career start. After the Packers traded up to draft him out of Utah State with the 26th overall pick in the 2020 draft, he spent his first three seasons as a backup to Rodgers.
