GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love wants to reward the Green Bay Packers for betting big on him once again.
The Packers traded up in the draft four years ago to select Love in the first round. They cleared the way for him last year by trading four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets. Now they’ve made him one of the NFL’s highest-paid players.
Love’s new four-year, $220 million contract extension enables him to match Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow and Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence for the top annual pay of any NFL quarterback. The Packers announced Love’s new deal Saturday without disclosing the terms, which include a $75 million signing bonus and $155 million in new guarantees.
“I’m excited to have an opportunity to go out and earn this every day and prove the people who believe in me right,” Love said Saturday after participating in his first training camp workout of the year.
