4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paying Jordan Love this much is a big risk, which Packers are used to with QBs

The 2024 edition of The Athletic’s NFL Quarterback Tiers is here. On one end, Love’s camp wanted long-term security entering a contract year in case Love gets hurt or doesn’t play as well as he did late last season. On the Packers’ side, if they waited eight more games to open the checkbook and Love plays as well as he did late last season or even better, his price would only go up. Do you remember your reaction when the Packers traded up to take Love in the first round with four years left on Aaron Rodgers’ contract? GO DEEPER Packers' Jordan Love could ride last season's momentum and become a top fantasy QB General managers aren’t paid to be conservative.

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Packers QB Jordan Love 'IS expected to play against Vikings on Sunday' after suffering MCL sprain in Week 1

Daily Mail

One of this NFL season's highest paid players is set to return to action against a division rival on Sunday. Green Bay Packers quarterback has Jordan Love practiced all week, inching ever closer to returning to the starting job he yielded to Malik Willis due to a sprained left knee in Week 1. Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love warms …

3 months ago

QB Jordan Love practices with Packers as he continues recovery from knee injury

Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is practicing again for the first time since injuring his left medial collateral ligament, but the team remained circumspect about his chances of playing Sunday at Tennessee. “I’m hopeful that I’ll get to that point where I can get in there, but we’re just going to take it day by …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Packers must figure out how to win without Jordan Love for now while they await his return

Associated Press

The Green Bay Packers wasted a golden opportunity to start their season on a winning note with Jordan Love running their offense. The Packers entered the season with Super Bowl aspirations largely because of the emergence of Love, who led the NFL’s youngest team to a surprising playoff berth last season as a first-year starter. So, ultimately, we’ve all got …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Packers QB Jordan Love injured in closing seconds of loss to Eagles in Brazil

Associated Press

SAO PAULO — Green Bay might have lost much more than a game in its opener. Quarterback Jordan Love limped off the field with assistance after being injured in the final seconds of the Packers’ 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night. We’re going to get through it.” The injury came just after Love had thrown a 33-yard …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

QB Jordan Love eager to show he’s worth the Packers’ investment in him after signing big contract

Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love wants to reward the Green Bay Packers for betting big on him once again. 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 …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Packers QB Love agrees to terms on 4-year contract extension worth $220 million, AP source says

Associated Press

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love has agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension worth $220 million, a person familiar with the deal said Friday. The new deal comes after Love led the NFL’s youngest team to a 10-9 record and playoff berth last season in his first year as a starter while stepping up to the challenge of …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Packers’ Jordan Love agrees to 4-year, $220 million extension, becomes highest-paid QB: Sources

New York Times

The 2024 edition of The Athletic’s NFL Quarterback Tiers is here. The Green Bay Packers and quarterback Jordan Love have reached an agreement on a four-year, $220 million contract extension, league sources said Friday. Love participated in all offseason activities even without a new contract, but the quarterback’s representation informed the Packers just before the start of training camp that …

5 months ago

QB Jordan Love won’t be practicing with Packers with contract situation unsettled

Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love was wearing street clothes as he ran out alongside coach Matt LaFleur before the Green Bay Packers’ first training camp workout Monday. Love won’t be practicing as long as negotiations on a contract extension for the quarterback remain unresolved, general manager Brian Gutekunst said before practice. Gutekunst said he wasn’t thinking much this spring …

6 months, 1 week ago

Packers’ Jordan Love confident about finalizing contract negotiations before start of training camp

Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love says he’s optimistic that he and the Green Bay Packers can agree on a long-term deal before the start of training camp next month. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst told a Milwaukee radio station last week that the team wants to get an extension done before the start of training camp. The Packers hold …

7 months ago

Packers’ Jordan Love stays mum on contract talks while focusing on how he can build off his success

Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love isn’t letting the unsettled nature of his contract negotiations prevent him from joining his teammates for organized team activities this week. “I don’t really know what’s going on, but we’ll see,” Love said of his contract talks. “But I’m not going to get into too much contract stuff.” Love was …

7 months ago

Jordan Love sets tone at Packers’ voluntary OTAs as he awaits new contract

New York Times

GREEN BAY — Green Bay Packers sixth-year coach Matt LaFleur said Tuesday the team has had almost 100 percent attendance the entire offseason for voluntary work. “That’s just something that I’ve always done, trying to be here, get the reps in, get the work in with the guys and just start building that chemistry and getting ready for the season,” …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

David Bakhtiari’s future and what else we learned about the Packers at the NFL combine

New York Times

INDIANAPOLIS — The Packers have a big-money decision to make in the coming weeks about one of the best offensive linemen in franchise history. It’s just, different things can happen in the world, so don’t make decisions before you have to … I think we have a few weeks here before free agency starts, another league year starts, and we’ll …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Packers GM Gutekunst expresses interest in negotiating long-term deal with Jordan Love

Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love’s ability to lead the NFL’s youngest team to the divisional playoffs in his first year as a starter has the Green Bay Packers eager to work out a long-term extension with him. “I think we will go down that road,” Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Thursday in his season-ending news conference. Jordan and …

11 months ago

Jordan Love’s strong 1st season as Packers QB ends with disappointing playoff loss

Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For all that went well in Jordan Love’s first season as the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, the end proved disappointing. It’ll sting for a while but we’ll be able to look back on it and see some good things we did.” Love accomplished plenty in his first season in place of Aaron Rodgers. …

1 year ago

The Jordan Love-Aaron Rodgers parallels are striking. One difference begs a $160M question

New York Times

Cover 7 | Thursday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. “It’s gonna be a very important 10 games.” GO DEEPER Packers must improve around Jordan Love for best assessment of their quarterback In seven starts since the 2-5 start, Love ranks third in EPA per pass play behind MVP candidates Brock Purdy and Dak …

1 year, 4 months ago

Is Jordan Love the future? Packers CEO says it may take ‘at least half a season’ to find out

Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy says it will probably take “at least half a season” for the team to know what it has in new starting quarterback Jordan Love. “Comparing it a little bit to Aaron’s first year as a starter, yeah, I’d say at least half a season to know,” Murphy said Monday after …

1 year, 7 months ago

Packers QB Jordan Love doesn’t mind pressure that comes from replacing Aaron Rodgers

Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love acknowledges the burden that comes along with replacing a four-time MVP. “You’re an NFL quarterback,” Love said Wednesday while talking to reporters for the first time since the Packers traded Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets. “I’ll admit, I think the hardest time was when he re-signed the contract …

1 year, 7 months ago

AP source: Packers extend QB Jordan Love’s deal through 2024

Associated Press

The Green Bay Packers and quarterback Jordan Love have agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension that makes his deal run through 2024, according to a person familiar with the situation. The extension comes as Love prepares for his first season as the Packers’ starting quarterback following last week’s trade of four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers to the New York …

2 years ago

Aaron Rodgers or Jordan Love? Packers have QB decision to make with season all but lost

New York Times

PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Rodgers took a hit to the ribs in the second quarter of the Packers’ 40-33 loss Sunday night against the Eagles, and the subsequent landing compounded the injury. In Rodgers’ place, the 24-year-old Love completed 6 of 9 passes — one incompletion was an Aaron Jones drop — for 113 yards and a touchdown, a 63-yard connection …

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