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Packers QB Jordan Love admits he fought through adversity of injury in 2024

Packers QB Jordan Love admitted battling through the adversity of multiple injuries during a frustrating 2024 season.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love shifted no blame to his injury situation but did admit the adversity of playing through multiple injuries provided an opportunity for growth as a player during the 2024 season.

Love, who injured his knee and groin during the first half of the season before suffering an elbow injury in the season finale, spoke about rehabbing and fighting through the injuries of a frustrating season while speaking with Kay Adams of “Up and Adams Show” from the Super Bowl.

“I think, you look at this year, me, battling through injury. So, having that adversity that I’m trying to fight through,” Love said. “Several injuries. So it was a lot of that. A lot of fighting through, trying to get my mind right for the game, and trying to fight through some pain, things like that. It was an inconsistent year.”

Love injured his MCL late in Week 1, missed two games, returned ahead of schedule in Week 4 and then injured his groin in Week 8.

Love explained how treating and rehabbing an injury situation during the week can provide a physical and mental challenge.

“Week 1, MCL. So that was the big one,” Love said. “I was battling, missed two games with it, came back, came back early. And was fighting through that. It was a tough injury, one that limits you a little bit what you can mobility wise. Couple weeks after that, ended up straining my groin because of the knee. That whole thing just put a damper on things. It’s something that you’re, every week, every day in the facility you’re doing the rehab trying to fight through and just get ready for the game. A lot of your mindset goes into trying to get your body right for it. It’s tough. You’re not 100 percent. But we know that no one is ever 100 percent in the NFL.”

Love ended up completing 63.0 percent of his passes, averaging 8.0 yards per attempt, throwing 25 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions and finishing with a 96.7 passer rating across 15 games in 2024. He improved in several key areas but ended up struggling to end the year, and he threw three interceptions in the playoff loss in Philadelphia.

Love didn’t take the big step forward in his second season as a starter, but the injuries can be viewed as a big reason why. Keeping Love healthy has to be a key factor for the Packers improving from good to great in 2025.

Here’s the interview:

Jordan Love salary: How much money did Packers QB make this season?

Here’s how much Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love earned during the 2024-2025 season.

Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers finished the regular season with an 11-6 but saw their 2024 campaign abruptly ended by the Philadephia Eagles in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs earlier this month.

How much money did Love make this season?

Jordan Love 2024-2025 salary

Love has been in Green Bay since the Packers selected him with the No. 26 pick in the 2020 NFL draft. In 2024, Love and the Packers agreed on a high-dollar contract extension that will keep Green Bay’s franchise quarterback in the Badger State for the foreseeable future.

The four-year, $220,000,000 deal pays Love a guaranteed $160,300,000 and includes a whopping $75,000,000 signing bonus.

His base salary for the 2024 season was $3,500,000 and he earned a $500,000 workout bonus.

In total, including his signing bonus from the contract extension, Love earned $79,000,000 cash.

His cap hit amounted to $20,757,731, per Spotrac.

How much will Jordan Love make next season?

Love will receive a hefty salary increase, earning $11,900,000 base salary in 2025. He is also expected to be paid a $600,000 roster bonus as well as a $500,000 workout bonus. In addition, Love will earn per-game bonuses for 2025, with each week the QB is active netting him $35,294

Packers want QB Jordan Love to ‘demand a lot’ while growing as ‘vocal leader’ in 2025

The Packers want quarterback Jordan Love to take on a bigger leadership role and demand more from teammates as he enters his third season as the starting quarterback in 2025. 

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur wants quarterback Jordan Love to take on a bigger leadership role and demand more from teammates as he enters his third season as the starting quarterback in 2025.

Asked where Love can take a step next season, LaFleur pointed to vocal leadership.

“I think the next step is just to continue to evolve as a vocal leader,” LaFleur said Tuesday. “That just comes with the position naturally. I think he’s taken steps to get there but I think he can really demand a lot. Because the locker room respects him. They really respect him. They respect him not only as a person, but the work he puts in. He’s a grinder. He’s one of the guys. That’s one of his best qualities. He is one of the guys. They all respect him. But when things aren’t quite right, he can voice that as well. You know, when guys are doing quite what they are supposed to be doing. He’s one of the guys I’ve talk to about that. It just means more when it comes from your quarterback than from me or one of our other coaches.”

Even-keeled on and off the field, Love never gets too high or too low. Leadership comes in different forms, and LaFleur wants his quarterback to use his voice as the leader of the football team to provide positive influence in difficult times or when change is required.

LaFleur called Love an “ascending player” who is only going to “get better and better and better.” He said “consistency of footwork” is one area where Love can improve on the field. Injuries and missed practice time hurt him early in the season, and fundamentals fell apart at certain points in the year.

LaFleur said Love can “absolutely” play better overall, but he also thinks everything around the quarterback — including the playcalls, offensive line and receivers — can and needs to be better, too.

“Collectively, we have to be better, and I expect better,” LaFleur said.

The Packers scored 30 or more points in five straight games to get to 11-4, but Love and the passing game struggled over the final three games, all losses.

Matt LaFleur helps explain Jordan Love’s three interceptions in playoff loss to Eagles

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur provided important context for what happened on Jordan Love’s three interceptions thrown to the Philadelphia Eagles during Sunday’s playoff loss.

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur provided important context for what happened on Jordan Love’s three interceptions thrown to the Philadelphia Eagles during Sunday’s playoff loss.

After assessing the tape, LaFleur pointed to a lack of details within routes and a lack of ball placement for why the interceptions happened, and credited veteran cornerback Darius Slay for making an incredible play on the first pick.

On the first play of the second quarter, Love threw a go-ball to Dontayvion Wicks, but Wicks failed to successfully “stack” Slay down the field, Love threw the ball a little too far inside and Slay made a veteran move to get into position and made the difficult catch.

“The pick that Slay had. That was a heck of a play,” LaFleur said Tuesday. “You want to talk about the little details. We had an opportunity to stack him. Yeah, the ball was a little inside. But we have to make sure we stack in that situation. That was a great job by (Slay) grabbing his wrist, sling-shotting himself, and he made a hell of a catch.”

Wicks gained separation off the ball against Slay on a vertical route but wasn’t able to “stack” — which leverages the coverage player behind the receiver and creates a better throwing window for the quarterback. Slay was able to win the leverage battle and beat Wicks to the football.

Later, a poorly run route into an otherwise open window created an easy interception for Zack Baun.

According to LaFleur, Malik Heath ran his in-breaking route at 15 yards instead of 20 yards, which closed off the window inside and allowed Baun to undercut the throw.

“The second pick, again, details. That route has to be run at 20 yards. We’re at 15 yards,” LaFleur said. “That ball should never be in that far. So, like, I saw what Jordan saw. There’s an open hole in the defense. But when you’re not at the right route depth, bad things happen.”

Had Heath ran the route at the right depth, the timing would have synced up, the window would have been more open and Love likely could have layered the throw over harm’s way and created a big play. Instead, the Eagles got another turnover.

Love isn’t absolved of blame, he still attempted the throw. But the details matter.

Late in the game and down 12 points, Love was hunting a much-needed big play and threw a third pick, but LaFleur believed a penalty should have been called for defensive pass interference against Baun in coverage versus Bo Melton in the end zone.

“The last one, I don’t know what you guys thought, obviously it was a prayer, I mean we’re throwing one up. We had Bo against a linebacker,” LaFleur said. “Was the ball underthrow? Yes, it was. Did he get contact before the ball was there? Yes, he did. It is what it is.”

Baun clearly contacted Melton before the ball arrived and impeded his ability to come back to the ball, and Quinyon Mitchell made an easy interception in the end zone. A penalty would have wiped away the turnover and give the Packers 1st-and-goal from the 1-yard line.

Football is so incredibly detailed. It often sounds easy on the surface but a million details go into even the simplest plays. This is especially true in the passing game. The timing has to work to find holes in defenses and beat good players. And all the details have to be right or bad things happen.

Again, the quarterback isn’t without blame. Love’s throws on all three picks weren’t perfect. But the quarterback usually ends up looking bad when others don’t execute around the position.

Eagles pounce on mistake-prone Packers

The Eagles toppled the Packers to gain a Divisional Round home game

And the beatings go on this wild-card weekend.

The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Green Bay Packers, 22-10, on Sunday at the Linc, meaning the first four NFL playoff games had been won by the home team decided by double digits.

The Eagles advance to the Division Round with a home game against a winner of one of the two remaining wild-card games. The Detroit Lions as the top seed will get the lowest surviving NFC team and the Eagles will get the other.

The Packers helped the Eagles with sloppy play. Matt LaFleur said at the half it was the worst 30 minutes Green Bay had played all season.

In the end, there were three interceptions thrown by Jordan Love, a lost fumble on the game’s opening kickoff, and eight penalties for 85 yards.

That was far too much to overcome against an Eagles team that is  now 15-3 overall.

Jalen Hurts threw two touchdown passes. Saquon Barkley ran for 119 yards and Dallas Goedert and Jahan Dotson each had a touchdown reception.

Sights and sounds from first half as Eagles holds a 10-0 lead over the Packers

Jalen Hurts fought off rust and an intense Packers pass rush to make plays when needed as the Eagles jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first half. Vic Fangio’s defense did a good job of confusing Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love, forcing two …

Jalen Hurts fought off rust and an intense Packers pass rush to make plays when needed as the Eagles jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first half. Vic Fangio’s defense did a good job of confusing Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love, forcing two interceptions.

Philadelphia lost linebacker Nakobe Dean to a knee injury and will look to finish drives and capitalize on Packers turnovers.

With the second half underway, here are seven takeaways from the first half.

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QBs Jordan Love, Jalen Hurts both good to go for NFC Wild Card Round

It took the full week to confirm, but Packers vs. Eagles will be Jordan Love vs. Jalen Hurts at quarterback to open the postseason.

It took the full week to confirm, but the expected quarterback matchup in the NFC Wild Card Round showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles is finally official.

Packers quarterback Jordan Love and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts were both removed from the final injury report on Friday and will play in Sunday’s playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field.

While Love injured his right elbow in the season finale and Hurts entered the week in concussion protocol, Love practiced in a full capacity on Thursday and Friday and Hurts cleared the concussion protocol on Friday.

Both quarterbacks are healthy enough to play, so who will be better on Sunday?

Love completed 60.0 percent of passes, averaged 6.2 yards per attempt and had a passer rating of only 87.0 over the final three regular season games. Hurts, on the other hand, suffered a concussion after throwing just four passes in Week 16 and missed the final two games. Sunday will be a battle of a quarterback who didn’t play particularly well to end the season against a quarterback who hasn’t played a full game since Dec. 15.

Both quarterbacks are dealing with wide receiver injuries. Christian Watson suffered a season-ending knee injury in the season finale, robbing the Packers passing game of its top deep threat. The Eagles, meanwhile, are working through injuries to both A.J. Brown (knee) and Devonta Smith (back), who are both expected to play Sunday after missing practices this week.

The Packers will also have their backup quarterback option available. Malik Willis has no status designation despite injuring his right thumb in the season finale. He practiced in full on Thursday and Friday, same as Love.

So often, big games — especially in the playoffs — are decided by quarterback play. Which quarterback — Love or Hurts — will better manage the circumstances and create the big plays necessary to advance in the postseason?

Packers QB Jordan Love practices fully again, has ‘good day’ on Friday

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love was a full participant for the second straight day and enjoyed a “good” day on Friday.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love was a full participant for the second straight day and enjoyed a “good” day on Friday, according to coach Matt LaFleur.

“He did well. Today was a good day,” LaFleur said Friday.

The Packers will put out a final injury report later on Friday, and Love isn’t expected to have a status designation after practicing fully on Thursday and Friday.

The next step is going out to Philadelphia and facing the Eagles in the NFC Wild Card Round on Sunday.

Love is dealing with an injury to his right elbow suffered in the season finale last Sunday. He lost feeling in his hand and fingers after hitting the elbow while going to the ground against the Chicago Bears.

Love was limited on Wednesday but has been full go to end the week. He said he regained feeling in his hand on Monday morning but was dealing with elbow soreness midweek.

In related quarterback news, Jalen Hurts of the Eagles cleared concussion protocol on Friday and is officially good to go for Sunday.

After some question marks throughout the week, it’ll be Love and the Packers vs. Hurts and the Eagles for a trip to the NFC Divisional Round on Sunday in Philadelphia.

Jordan Love’s elbow still sore, but Packers QB hopeful to play vs. Eagles

Packers QB Jordan Love sounds optimistic he’ll play through an elbow injury against the Eagles on Sunday.

The numbness in his hand and fingers is gone, but Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is still dealing with soreness in his injured right elbow and was limited at practice on Wednesday.

Love injured a nerve in his elbow while falling to the ground in the second quarter against the Chicago Bears in the season finale. He lost feeling in his right hand and was unable to properly grip the football, so backup Malik Willis finished the final 2.5 quarters of the regular season.

Love said his hand felt better on Monday, and he’s optimistic of his chances of playing through any residual pain on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Wild Card Round.

“We’ll see, yeah, I’m hopeful,” Love said Wednesday.

Coach Matt LaFleur said Love was able to throw the ball at practice on Wednesday. It’s unclear if Love will end up being a full participant at any practice this week. The Packers will hold official practices on Thursday and Friday before issuing a final injury report and heading to Philadelphia.

Willis, the backup, is also dealing with an injury. He hurt his right thumb on a completion to Malik Heath in the fourth quarter and was limited at practice on Sunday. His status might be more precarious than Love’s considering Willis’ grip on the football has been affected by the injury.

The Packers have Sean Clifford available as the No. 3 quarterback on the practice squad if needed.

Packers QB Jordan Love limited at practice with elbow injury to start week

Packers QB Jordan Love was limited at practice on Wednesday after suffering an elbow injury during Sunday’s season finale against the Chicago Bears. 

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love was limited at practice on Wednesday after suffering a right elbow injury during Sunday’s season finale against the Chicago Bears.

Coach Matt LaFleur said Love threw on a “limited basis” on Wednesday but provided no other details. The injury report — which comes out later Wednesday — will list Love as limited.

The Packers play the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Sunday’s NFC Wild Card Round.

Love was injured in the second quarter against the Bears while being taken to the ground. He hit the nerve in his right elbow and lost feeling in his hand and fingers, particularly his pinky finger.

Here was Love’s response to a question from Matt Schneidman of The Athletic on if he would play Sunday:

Love said he is no longer dealing with numbness but has soreness in his elbow.

The Packers aren’t the only team dealing with an injury at quarterback. Jalen Hurts, who suffered a concussion last month, hasn’t played since Week 16 but will practice Wednesday.

LaFleur said the Packers would “anticipate” Hurts playing Sunday but would also be ready if the Eagles have to start a backup at quarterback.