Where Jordan Love's Rumored 4-Year, $220M Packers Contract Ranks Among NFL QBs
July 27, 2024
The Green Bay Packers have agreed to a four-year, $220 million contract with quarterback Jordan Love, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefterJordan Love and the Packers have agreed to a 4 year $220M contract, that makes him the highest paid QB in NFL history. He also gets a record $75M Signing Bonus plus $155M in new full gurantees. Deal negotiated by David Mulugheta & Andrew Kessler of Athletes First. <a href="https://t.co/dKDtzUrakX">pic.twitter.com/dKDtzUrakX</a>
Love, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Cincinnati Bengals signal-caller Joe Burrow will now all be paid $55 million per year, tied atop the NFL for the highest salaries in football.
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefterHighest paid QBs in the NFL on a per-year basis:<br><br>🏈Jordan Love: $55M<br>🏈Trevor Lawrence: $55M<br>🏈Joe Burrow: $55M<br>🏈Tua Tagovailoa: $53.1M<br>🏈Jared Goff: $53M<br>🏈Justin Herbert: $52.5M<br>🏈Lamar Jackson: $52M<br>🏈Jalen Hurts: $51M <a href="https://t.co/MUQ3kTW87Z">https://t.co/MUQ3kTW87Z</a>
In his first season as the Packers' starting quarterback, Love led Green Bay to a 9-8 record, an upset victory over the No. 2 seed Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Wild Card round and a near-win over the eventual NFC champion San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional round.
Love is part of a list of quarterbacks who have earned big contracts this season. He's also the second one to land an extension Friday after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa signed a four-year, $212.4 million contract. Lawrence and Jared Goff also signed their long-term deals with the Jags and Detroit Lions, respectively.
Obviously, Love's deal was inevitable given how well the team did under his watch. Individually, he threw for 32 touchdowns (just 11 interceptions) alongside 4,159 yards and a 64.2 percent completion rate.
But the Packers have a very bright future ahead of them with a young roster, specifically on the offensive side of the ball, examples including wideouts Jayden Reed and Christian Watson. Now Love is locked in, and the Packers are in great shape with him aboard.
