The Green Bay Packers had a big decision to make this past offseason regarding whether or not to give quarterback Jordan Love a long-term deal or a short-term one before they saw how he’d play as the team’s starter.
The team opted to sign him to a one-year deal but has since seen Love blossom into one of the best young quarterbacks in the league and lead Green Bay to at least the divisional round of the NFC playoffs.
The Packers will more than likely sign Love to a longer extension this coming offseason, and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport believes Love should command a sizable new contract.
“As he enters the final year of his contract again, the Packers and Love’s representation are expected to address this this coming spring,” Rapoport said Saturday. “Do not be surprised if he does get that massive franchise quarterback-type contract extension. And the further he goes in the playoffs, the richer he is going to be.”
From @NFLGameDay: The #Packers and QB Jordan Love are expected to revisit his contract this spring, and his price keeps going up. Plus, #Texans OC Bobby Slowik is getting HC interest… pic.twitter.com/KkEyaUaIQT
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 20, 2024
Love filled the shoes vacated by Aaron Rodgers nicely – as he led the Packers to the postseason with a torrid end to the season and then in a huge victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the wild card round.
He’s proven to be the quarterback the Packers thought he could become when they traded up to draft in the first round in 2020, now they’ll just have to pay him like one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL after only one full season under center.
Love’s contract could be a benchmark for other similar quarterbacks who’re entering contract years like Baker Mayfield and Jared Goff.
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