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Key Packers 2020 question: Will Aaron Rodgers adopt the 2020 Rookie class?
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It is probably not an overstatement to say that the most controversial move in the 2020 NFL Draft came from the Green Bay Packers when they selected Jordan Love with the 26th overall pick. The move was a head scratch for multiple reasons, and most importantly they already have Aaron Rodgers, who is under contract during the 2023 season.
However, as of Wednesday, Rodgers is no longer the only quarterback on the list with a deal that runs through 2023. The Packers have announced that Love has signed his rookie contract, and apparently the team showed him a lot. love to love when they made the deal.
According to NFL.com, Love was awarded a contract that no other draft pick on her slot has received. The rookie’s four-year contract with the Packers is worth $ 12.38 million, and here’s the weird part: All of that money is fully guaranteed, making Love the first player to be selected 25th or under to receive a fully guaranteed agreement.
In 2019, the first 24 players in the draft got all their money guaranteed, but the selected players 25 and under did not. Love’s new deal with Green Bay also includes a $ 6.6 million signing bonus.
The fact that the Packers were willing to give Love so much guaranteed money probably shouldn’t come as a big surprise, and that’s because they went out of their way to get it. The shocking choice only happened after the Packers made an exchange that allowed them to go up four points in the first round. To grab Love, the Packers switched their fourth-round pick (136 overall) to the Dolphins so they could go from 30 overall to No. 26.
It will be interesting to see how Rodgers reacts to the news of Love’s deal. Although Rodgers seems to be on good terms with Love, there is a good chance that he is upset with the office for the way they handled the draft, in addition to selecting Love, they did not take a single wide receiver, and that is something that could strain Rodgers’ relationship with general manager Brian Gutekunst and coach Matt LaFleur.
With Love now in the fold, Rodgers seems to realize that he might not be finishing his career at Green Bay.
“I think the initial reaction [to the Packers selecting Love] it was a surprise, “said Rodgers in May.” I’m not going to say I was excited about the choice, but I understand. The organization is not only thinking about the present but the future, and I respect it. I understand their approach and their mindset. ”
As for Love, she becomes the sixth first-round pick to sign a contract this year, joining Tua Tagovailoa (Dolphins), Derrick Brown (Panthers), Javon Kinlaw (49ers), Austin Jackson (Dolphins), and Brandon Aiyuk ( 49ers).
