The Green Bay Packers have significantly fewer questions and doubts surrounding their team compared to a year ago. After trading Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets, many fans and NFL analysts questioned whether Jordan Love would prove to be a worthy successor to the future Hall of Famer. During the first half of the season, it seemed like he might not live up to expectations.
However, Love turned things around, leading the Packers to a 7-3 record over the final 10 games of the 2023 NFL season and securing a wild card berth in the postseason. He then guided the team to an upset victory on the road against the Dallas Cowboys.
Despite losing to the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round, it became evident by the end of the Packers’ season that Love was indeed their quarterback of the future. He concluded the 2023 regular season with impressive stats: a 64.2% completion percentage, 4,159 yards, 32 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, and a 96.1 passer rating.
Now, one of the few questions facing the Packers heading into this season is determining the value of Jordan Love’s upcoming contract extension.
Before the 2023 NFL season, Love and the Packers agreed on a contract that bought out his fifth-year option. This deal ensures he will earn about $11 million this year, a figure that is significantly below the market value for a quarterback of his caliber.
A couple of weeks ago, former NFL agent Joel Corry wrote an article for CBS Sports estimating that Love’s contract extension could pay him $46-48 million annually. Corry arrived at this figure by analyzing the Packers’ approach when Rodgers received his first contract extension in 2008 and comparing it to what they paid him in his final contract in 2022.
Since the publishing of that article, though, the Detroit Lions gave Jared Goff a four-year contract extension that will pay him $53 million per season. This deal has many wondering if other quarterbacks that are up for extensions, such as Love, will actually make $50 million or more.
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