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Andrew Brandt

Packers’ Jordan Love, Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa Capitalize on Timing and Marketplace

Love's new deal averages $55 million per year. | Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Jordan Love and Tua Tagovailoa, two young quarterbacks that are the futures of the Green Bay Packers and the Miami Dolphins, had their contracts extended last week. Their contracts were completed within hours of each other, by the same agents, with the same contract length. And that length—four-year extension, five-year total contract—was the reason both negotiations lasted into training camp, as I am told both the Packers and Dolphins were trying to achieve longer terms before they eventually relented.

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