“Overpay for a mid QB” – Jordan Love becoming the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history after signing a $220 million deal doesn’t sit well with fans

Following a breakout first season which was also the last year of his rookie contract, Jordan Love wanted a massive extension which he finally received after holding out from training for the first few days.

“Overpay for a mid QB” – Jordan Love becoming the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history after signing a $220 million deal doesn’t sit well with fans

Jordan Love (Image via IMAGO)

In the manner the Green Bay Packers last season ended, they realized striking gold with Jordan Love. The Packers did not waste any time and tied him down to a long contract.

Despite struggling in the first half of the season, Love took control in the latter. He not only took the Packers to the playoffs but also defeated the Dallas Cowboys in the wild-card round in Arlington.

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The Packers felt they finally found the successor to Aaron Rodgers. After sitting behind the Super Bowl winner for the first couple of years, Love’s rookie contract ended at the conclusion of the 2023 season. And sure enough, on Friday, July 26, the Packers honored him with a four-year $220 million contract extension, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

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Social media outrage ensued following Jordan Love’s record-breaking deal with the Packers

As per Spotrac, Love’s deal included a $75 million signing bonus—the largest in NFL history—additionally, $155 million guaranteed. It means that the 25-year-old will earn $55 million annually.

"Overpay for a mid QB" - Jordan Love becoming the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history after signing a $220 million deal doesn't sit well with fans
Jordan Love (Image via IMAGO)

Love will earn a base salary of $10,500,000 and a workout bonus of $500,000 while carrying a cap hit of $12,757,731. While these were the projected numbers based on the trend of the current quarterback market, netizens shared a different view. Some of them refused to accept Love deserves more than $50 million a year after just one full season as a starter.

Regardless of how the fans feel about the zeros in the contract, the Packers’ front office has complete faith in Jordan Love.

The nice thing about having a guy in your building for the last four years is you [absolutely] know who he is. There['s] no guarantee about anything going forward. But we know how he's going to respond [and] how he's going to react and how he's going to work, instead of signing a player that has not been in your building and guaranteeing all that to him.
the Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said per ESPN

Love’s holdout should end after the announcement. The 2020 first-round pick attended the Packers training camp but did not practice with the team. With the massive extension, he now has a chip on his shoulder to either match or do better than the previous season. ESPN’s Ryan Clark claimed Love has the skills and the weapons around him to play in the Super Bowl.

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