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After leading the Green Bay Packers to the playoffs last season, quarterback Jordan Love has been rewarded with a new contract, the team announced Saturday.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Love agreed to a four-year deal worth $220 million on Friday. He previously had one year left on his contract, which would have paid him $12.7 million for the 2024 season, according to Spotrac.

The deal includes a $75 million signing bonus and $155 million in full guarantees.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported On April 14, it was announced that the Packers were expected to sign Love to a deal that would place him among the ten highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL, and although it took a few months for a deal to materialize, They did exactly that. Love even stated on July 22 that he would not train or play in games without a new contract, but his reluctance didn’t last long until they came to a bank-breaking agreement.

Love was a first-round pick by the Packers in 2020 and spent the first three seasons of his career under the tutelage of Aaron Rodgers. After Rodgers was traded to the New York Jets, the 25-year-old took over as Green Bay’s starter for the 2023 season and emerged as the team’s quarterback of the future.

Love overcame a checkered start to the season and finished the season with 32 touchdown passes, the second-highest total in the league, behind only Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott’s 36. He ranked seventh with 4,159 yards and completed 64.2 percent of his passes with 11 interceptions.

In the postseason, Love threw three touchdowns in Green Bay’s upset win over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Wild Card Round. He threw two touchdowns and two interceptions in the team’s Divisional Round loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

With Love at the helm, the Packers appear to be in good hands. Green Bay had the youngest team in the league last season, so the lessons learned from the playoff run will certainly benefit Love and the other players as they continue to develop together.