Packers Choose To Extend Jordan Love Instead Of Exercising 5th Yr Option, Here's Why

The Packers chose to give the 4th-year quarterback Jordan Love a contract extension, instead of exercising his 5th-year option. It is a 1-year extension that will keep him with the Packers through 2024, per Matt Schneidman and Adam Schefter.

Many were awaiting the news surrounding Jordan Love and the Packers as the deadline to exercise his 5th-year option was today, but the two went a different route. A route that is a win-win for both parties, as in a nutshell the contract extension is more money for Jordan Love, while at the same time lessening the cap hit for the Packers in 2024. If the Packers were to have exercised his 5th-year option, it would have cost $20.272M for the 2024 season.

Jordan Love's contract is a 1-year extension, that is worth up to $22.5M, including $13.5M guaranteed. His previous salary for the upcoming season included just $2.3M guaranteed, so this contract extension was appealing to both sides.

So... Jordan Love will have this upcoming season, and next season to show what he can do on the field as a quarterback, and as a leader. If he can prove to become a legit starting quarterback for this team, the Packers will look to extend him again at the age of just 26.

Will Jordan Love prove to be a starting caliber quarterback for the Packers over the next 2 years?

• Yes
• No