Packers' Jordan Love: 'No hiding' from pressure of big contract - ESPN

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love doesn't need to be reminded that he's now one of the highest-paid players in the NFL to know there's a certain level of pressure that comes with it.

And one day after he signed a four-year, $220 million contract extension with the Green Bay Packers that included a $75 million signing bonus, Love said he's ready for it.

The reason?

He has always faced pressure.

«Being a first-round pick, there's pressure,» Love said Saturday following his first practice of training camp. «Becoming the starter, there's pressure, but there's always pressure. I think that's, you know, part of the job that we sign up for. You've got to find ways to deal with that pressure and handle it as best you can to be the best player you can be every day.

»But there's always pressure. There's no hiding that.… I've been in some great pressure situations, so I think there's always going to be that. But just finding a way to navigate through this and handle it best I can."

Love's deal puts him atop the NFL pay scale, tied with Jacksonville's Trevor Lawrence and Cincinnati's Joe Burrow with deals that average $55 million a year.

The Packers rewarded Love even though he has only one full season as a starting quarterback to his credit. The 2020 first-round pick spent three years as Aaron Rodgers' backup. After an up-and-down start to last season, Love finished on a tear with 18 touchdowns and just one interception over the final eight games to lead the Packers to the playoffs. He's the biggest reason the Packers are considered one of the NFC's Super Bowl contenders.

«Seeing how he handled that this past year becoming the guy, handling that pressure, coming out the other side of it, just gave us a lot of confidence that this is