Jordan Love shined in his first season as a starter with the Green Bay Packers in replacement of future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers, who left to join the New York Jets. And as a result, it sounds like the team is going to reward their new starting quarterback with a long-term contract.
During his press conference on Thursday, Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst made it clear that the team intends to move forward with Jordan Love as the team’s starting quarterback for the foreseeable future, especially given the way he finished the season.
“Jordan had a really good season, toward the end, especially the second half and I think we’re really excited to build around him,” Gutekunst said according to Pro Football Talk.
That likely means a new, long-term contract for Love, which Gutekunst said the team will work to complete “in the next couple of months.”
“I think we’ll go down that road,” Gutekunst said. “I think certainly, that’ll be important for our football team to have some stability there. Jordan and his representation, I think they’re really good people. So, we’ll start working toward that sometime in the next couple of months.”
It’s certainly a major move for Love, but he’s certainly earned it with the way he played this season.
