Packers, Jordan Love agree to QB-record 4-year, $220M extension: Sources

The Green Bay Packers and quarterback Jordan Love have agreed to a four-year, $220 million contract extension, league sources said Friday. The extension also includes $155 million in new fully guaranteed terms, sources said, making Love the highest-paid NFL quarterback.

The agreement ends Love’s “hold-in” as the quarterback decided to skip practice until he has a new contract. Love reported to camp on time and will participate in other team activities outside of practice.

Love participated in all offseason activities, even without a new contract. But just before the start of training camp, the quarterback’s representative informed the Packers that he would not be practicing.

“I feel like we’re close,” Packers GM Brian Gutekunst said at the start of training camp.

Love, 25, was entering the final year of his contract and is coming off a breakout first season in which he helped the Packers to a surprise divisional-round playoff appearance. He threw for 4,159 yards, 32 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 17 regular-season games.

He’s now entering his second season as the Packers’ starter after spending four years behind current New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Packers and Love agreed to a one-year contract extension prior to last season, keeping the quarterback in Green Bay only through next year. That extension was worth $22.5 million, including $13.5 million fully guaranteed.

Love’s new deal puts him in line with a number of recent contracts given to starting quarterbacks. Jared Goff recently earned $53 million per year with the Detroit Lions and Trevor Lawrence was paid $55 million per year by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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