Green Bay Packers sign QB Jordan Love General manager Brian Gutekunst announced the deal on Saturday.
Love has appeared in 27 regular season games, starting 18 times, and two postseason games (both starts) for the Packers since being selected by Green Bay in the first round (26th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Utah State. In 2023, Love will become just the third quarterback in NFL history to pass for 4,000-plus yards (4,159) and have 32-plus passing touchdowns (32) in his first season as a multiple starter, joining Kurt Warner (1999) and Patrick Mahomes (2018). Love will be the first quarterback to lead the Packers to the postseason in his first full season as a starter since 1950, when the league began tracking all starts for all players. Last season, Love was one of four QBs (Dak Prescott, Brock Purdy, Baker Mayfield) to rank in the top 10 in the league in passing touchdowns (2nd), passing yards (7th) and TD/INT ratio (7th, 2.91). His 32 passing touchdowns were the fourth-most by a QB in his first season as a multiple starter, trailing only Mahomes (50 in 2018), Warner (41 in 1999) and Daunte Culpepper (33 in 2000). Love threw multiple touchdown passes in a league-high nine games without an INT in 2023, tying him for first in NFL history (Purdy) and most by a QB in his first 18 career starts.
In the final eight games of the 2023 regular season, Love completed 196 of 279 passes (70.3%) for 2,150 yards, 18 touchdowns and one interception for a rating of 112.7, joining Rodgers (November 14, 2021-January 9, 2022) as the only Green Bay QBs with 2,150+ passing yards, 18+ passing touchdowns, 1/0 interceptions and a completion percentage of 70% or higher through eight games in a season. Love started in both playoff games last season, completing 37 of 55 passes (67.3%) for 466 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions for a rating of 108.6, the fourth-highest rating in a single postseason (minimum 30 appearances) in team history. He posted a 157.2 passer rating in his NFL playoff debut, completing 16 of 21 passes (76.2%) for 272 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions. His passer rating was the fourth-best in NFL postseason history (15+ passes) and tied him with Texans QB C.J. Stroud for the best rating by a quarterback in an NFL playoff debut. His 157.2 rating was the second-best by an NFL away playoff quarterback, behind Terry Bradshaw’s perfect 158.3 on December 19, 1976 at Baltimore.
