The Green Bay Packers will not have their starting quarterback on the practice field for at least the first day of training camp.
Jordan Love’s agents have informed the team that he will not be suiting up for practice until he has a contract extension in place. The team was informed of the quarterback’s decision to hold out Saturday, general manager Brian Gutekunst told reporters ahead of their practice Monday.
Gutekunst seemed optimistic that Love’s decision would only be temporary and expects a contract resolution soon.
“I think so,” Gutekunst said when asked if Love could be back practicing in the next couple of days. “You never know, but we’re working really hard to get that done. I think it’s really important for us. At the same time, the thing I have confidence in is that we both want the same thing. We want Jordan here for a long time — gives some stability for him and it gives us some stability for our group as well.
“I’m optimistic. These are big deals, it takes time. They’re not as easy as some people may think.”
Gutekunst continued to stress that the Packers have no doubts about Love’s ability as a quarterback. Rather, they also want to get a deal that allows them to build the best team possible.
“We know that he’s our franchise quarterback,” Gutekunst said. “We’re ready to move forward. It’s not like we’re trying to make that decision. But at the same time, we want to put the best team around him that we can. We want to make sure there’s certainly the structure of it so that we can do what we need to do for our football team moving forward, not only this year, but for years to come. It’s very, very important.”
As the two sides have been negotiating an extension for much of the offseason, Gutekunst said the team wasn’t blindsided by Love’s decision.
“It’s not unexpected,” Gutekunst said. “We’ll work to get it done. Hopefully, he won’t miss too much time. We’ve got a lot of work to do. We have a very good football team, but we’ve got to come together as…
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