Lions quarterback Jared Goff didn’t spent very long as the highest-paid quarterback in the NFC North. That title now belongs to Packers quarterback Jordan Love.
Love agreed to a four-year extension worth $220 million. That ties him with Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence at $55 million per year. However, Love’s contract stands out as he was given a whopping $75 million signing bonus, almost as much as Burrow ($40 million) and Lawrence ($37.5 million) combined. Of course, that’s also only $2 million more than the $73 million signing bonus Goff received from the Lions.
Goff was guaranteed about $170 million total, about $20 million more than what Love will get guaranteed for the contract.
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Overall, Goff is now fifth in the league in terms of average annual value and that was after dropping two spots in a matter of hours after Love and Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa ($53.1 million average) both received contracts worth more per year than Goff’s $52 million.
Goff received a high contract, there’s no question about that. But it didn’t take long for that contract to seem a bit smaller in the grand scheme of things.
Love had a great second half of the season in 2023, no one is denying that. But the Packers are banking on that production over essentially an eight-game span to continue. Love could be due for a regression in 2024. Goff, on the other hand, has been more consistent since coming to Detroit and nearly reached the Super Bowl.
Lions-Packers matchups just got a lot more exciting (and maybe expensive).