All you need is love. Rumors have been swirling for several weeks about a possible record extension coming for Jordan Love. It is now a done deal. According to NFL media, the quarterback has signed a 4-year extension for $220 million. dollars 155 of which are fully guaranteed. A new record in the permanent inflation of NFL salaries.
Author of a successful 2023 season with 4,132 yards thrown for 32 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, the quarterback convinced his management that he was indeed the quarterback of the future of the franchise and the heir to a long line of star throwers.
From outcast to bearer of hope
A surprise first-round pick in 2020, Love was initially seen as a casting error, the one responsible for Rodgers' sulking and the one for whom the team had not selected a receiver. After 3 years of cutting lemons behind the four-time MVP, Love was finally named a starter in 2023.
After a sluggish start to the season, Love transformed himself starting around Thanksgiving, becoming quite simply the most productive quarterback of the end of the season. With the highlight being a major performance in his first playoff game in Dallas.
Surrounded by a young guard of receivers, the former Utah State pitcher has rekindled ambition in Green Bay. Now the highest-paid player in the NFL, Love will have to confirm very quickly that he is indeed of the caliber of his glorious elders.
