Jul 27, 2024 - Sports

Green Bay Packers make Jordan Love NFL's highest-paid player

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Jordan love in helmet at practice — Jordan Love, #10 of the Green Bay Packers, participates in drills during the Green Bay Packers Minicamp at Ray Nitschke Field on June 11, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Photo: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images

The Green Bay Packers' Jordan Love, 25, is now the NFL's highest-paid player — and the highest-paid quarterback in history.

Why it matters: Quarterback salaries have been on an upward trajectory in recent years. The NFL increased its salary cap from $224.8 million last season to $255.4 million for the upcoming season.

By the numbers: Love agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $220 million plus a record $75 million signing bonus and $155 million in new guarantees, The Athletic and other outlets report.

Love's package ties him annually with Jacksonville's Trevor Lawrence and Cincinnati's Joe Burrow, who each average $55 million a year.

Go deeper: Why Justin Jefferson has become the NFL's highest-paid non-QB

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