SALT LAKE CITY: “Sometime in the next couple months,” according to general manager Brian Gutekunst of the Green Bay Packers, the team will discuss terms of a long-term contract extension with former Utah State Aggies quarterback Jordan Love.
In the offseason, Love and the Packers will discuss a new deal.
On Thursday, February 1, Gutekunst gave a news conference to the media to wrap up the season.
On January 20, the Packers lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Round, which resulted in their elimination from the postseason.
Love led Green Bay to an unexpected upset over the Dallas Cowboys on Super Wild Card Weekend before the 49ers defeated them.
The former Utah State quarterback guided the Packers to a second-round victory after the team struggled in the first half of the season resurgence and into the playoffs. His play down the stretch impressed many across the NFL landscape, including Gutekunst.
Love began his career on the bench and was eventually thrust into the starting lineup after the Packers sold four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets in 2023. Instead of picking up Love’s rookie deal’s fifth year, the Packers signed him to a brief contract extension after the trade. Love’s contract was a “prove-it” agreement that gave the Packers the option to move on if the former Aggie quarterback failed to make the cut while also giving Love, a former USU standout, the opportunity to swiftly secure a long-term contract and raise if he proved to be Green Bay’s quarterback of the future.
After the Packers traded four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets in 2023, Love started his career on the bench and was later inserted into the starting lineup. Following the trade, Love was signed to a short-term contract extension by the Packers rather than playing out the remaining years of his rookie deal. Love, a former USU standout, had the chance to quickly secure a long-term contract and raise if he proved to be Green Bay’s quarterback of the future. Love’s contract was a “prove-it” deal that gave the Packers the option to move on if the former Aggie quarterback failed to make the cut.