NFL insider reveals 'significant problem' for Packers with Jordan Love contract

It's only a matter of time before the Green Bay Packers make Jordan Love one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the league.

General manager Brian Gutekunst set an unofficial deadline for agreeing on terms before the start of training camp on July 22. He hopes to have an extension done before then to avoid any potential distractions.

It's a unique situation.

Love looked incredible in the second half of last season, throwing 18 touchdowns with only one interception during Green Bay's 6-2 run to the playoffs. He threw a near-perfect passer rating in the Packers' 48-32 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the wild-card round. This version of Love looked like not only a franchise quarterback, but a future MVP.

However, the Packers are basing Love's new contract on a small sample size. Love and the entire offense struggled early in the season, so it's an unusual situation.

Albert Breer names potential 'significant problem' for Packers with Jordan Love contract

Trevor Lawrence's massive contract extension further complicates things for the Packers and Love. Presumably, Love's team will want similar compensation, but are the Packers willing to meet that?

Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer discussed a potential problem the Packers could run into.

"If the Miami Dolphins are worried at all about Tua Tagovailoa's health, or the Green Bay Packers are worried about Jordan Love's short track record, those guys wanting Lawrence's guarantee structure could be a pretty significant problem," writes Breer.

Breer noted that Love, Tagovailoa, and Dak Prescott are represented by agents working for Athletes First. All three quarterbacks could land new deals this summer.

"So it's fair to say, just as Jefferson and Chase could help each other contractually, those guys will be able to do the same," Breer wrote.

Love is going to earn a lot of money. There's no doubting that. The question is how much he will make annually. Will the Packers match the league-high $55 million salary? Would Love consider accepting a deal for less than that? These are the conversations likely taking place between the Packers and Love's team.

Love can point to his MVP-level numbers. The Packers will say it was across an eight-game sample size.

In the end, it's in everyone's interest to get a deal done sooner rather than later. Gutekunst wants the extension done before training camp, so that should be the expectation.

The exact terms of the deal will be fascinating.

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