Carmen Vitali
NFC North Reporter
On Friday night, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love reportedly signed a four-year, $220 million contact, making him the highest paid quarterback in NFL history.
To outsiders, this was based on “one good season” by Love as the starter.
In reality, it’s based on the four years Love has been with the organization since general manager Brian Gutekunst drafted Love with the No. 26 pick in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. The Packers already knew Love was a great player and fit to lead their franchise. All Green Bay needed was confirmation this past season — and they got it.
Love, with the youngest team in the league around him, threw for 4,159 yards and 32 touchdowns in his first year as a starter. He threw just 11 interceptions, 10 of which came within the first 10 games of the season.
What’s more, every major passing metric, including advanced, have Love in the top 10 among qualified quarterbacks. That includes Next Gen Stats’ passing score, which has Love 10th at 96.1. It also includes things like total EPA, or expected points added, in which Love ranks sixth.
Love also beat the Chicago Bears both times this season.
He and the Packers grew up before our eyes this season. After the team suffered four-straight losses between weeks 5-8, Love helped his team pull out of their slump, going on to win four of their next five games. In that time, you saw head coach Matt LaFleur start to open up the playbook more. You saw more creativity from Green Bay’s feisty young players. You saw Love read, react and make better decisions.
You saw the Packers pick up where Aaron Rodgers left off.
What seemed like an impossibility was now reality for Green Bay: they had struck gold for a third-straight time. They had their guy… again.
Why Jordan Love deserves a big contract with the Packers
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Publish date : 2024-07-27 01:46:44
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