Adam Schefter says Jordan Love won't take less money than Trevor Lawrence
The Green Bay Packers want to get something done with quarterback Jordan Love regarding his looming contract extension as soon as possible. But a potential new contract has several variables, and even though both sides want a deal done, it's not a simple negotiation. ESPN's NFL insider Adam Schefter went on ESPN Milwaukee on Tuesday […]
The Green Bay Packers want to get something done with quarterback Jordan Love regarding his looming contract extension as soon as possible. But a potential new contract has several variables, and even though both sides want a deal done, it's not a simple negotiation.
ESPN's NFL insider Adam Schefter went on ESPN Milwaukee on Tuesday and shared an important update, comparing Love's situation to the contract Trevor Lawrence got from the Jacksonville Jaguars.
"I don't think anybody is holding it up. You're having these talks, and they evolve as they go along. The latest factor that influences the discussions is the deal that Trevor Lawrence gets done with the Jacksonville Jaguars," Schefter said. "That deal doesn't help Green Bay, that deal helps Jordan Love. Because the average comes in at $55 million and, breaking news, I don't believe Jordan Love is taking less than Trevor Lawrence, just don't think he's doing it. So if the deal had gotten done a few weeks ago, I could've seen that number being $52 million, $53 million, and now I see that number being north of $55 million. Not much north of, but north of $55 million. And by the way, the way the deal is also structured and set up, is not favorable to the Green Bay Packers and what they were hoping to do."
The Packers are used to paying top of the market contracts, just like they had done with Aaron Rodgers several times, and they will likely have to do this again.
"They wanted to get this deal done and instead, it's a situation where before, they could have said 'you're not Joe Burrow yet, so you should get less than $55 million'. They could've said that. Now, they can't say that because Lawrence just gets $55 million," Schefter added. "To me, that was not a win for the Packers that this deal came down. We'll see how it works out, but Jordan Love is in a favorable spot."
Schefter also mentioned that the franchise tag is not a realistic option, because the Dallas Cowboys went on that road with Dak Prescott and now he has more leverage — since a third career tag would be 140% of the current salary. Love is entering the last year of his deal, so a tag wouldn't be necessary for Love to play in 2024.
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