Packers' Jordan Love remaining focused on 'getting ready for the season' amid contract extension uncertainty
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Jordan Love finished his first full season as an NFL starting quarterback strong. He helped lift the Green Bay Packers to a playoff berth and a blowout postseason win over the Dallas Cowboys.
Love, a 2020 first round draft pick, is only tied to the Packers through the 2024 season. He signed a one-year extension with the team last May. If his representatives and the Packers fail to come to agreement at some point over the next several months, the quarterback could enter the free agent market.
Green Bay kicked off organized team activities (OTAs) this week, and Love was present for the offseason workouts.
"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," Love said.
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love warms up before an NFL football NFC divisional playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Love improved as the 2023 season went on, which will likely give him more leverage at the contract negotiating table. His representatives could push for a deal that is in line with what Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff recently signed.
Goff recently agreed to terms on a four-year, $212 million extension after helping the Lions reach the NFC championship game last season.
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But, Love was mum on the status of the contract talks.
"I don’t really know what’s going on, but we’ll see," Love told reporters. "But I’m