Jordan Love reveals Peyton Manning reached out to him after signing massive contract extension

Jordan Love signed a huge contract with the Green Bay Packers, which led to Peyton Manning reaching out to him. While speaking to reporters this week, the veteran quarterback revealed the notable stars who reached out to him after signing a four-year, $220 million contract extension.

“I got a lot of texts. My phone was definitely blowing up,” Love said. “Peyton Manning reached out to me. I’ve had a couple of conversations with Peyton.”

Love went on to mention current NFL players who have shown their support. “CJ [Stroud] reached out, Deshaun Watson reached out,” Love revealed. “Those are some of the guys I’m pretty close with. My phone was definitely blowing up. A lot of friends, a lot of family hit me up, so I definitely felt the love and support.”

Manning, who is reportedly producing a Packers docuseries, spent time with Love while visiting Packers training camp last year. “How are you asking to be coached?” Love said Manning asked him at the time, per ESPN. “Are you a guy that wants to be coached really hard? Are you a guy that kind of just wants to go do your own thing? It all matters. [Manning] said that when he was a player, that was his biggest thing is he wanted to be coached really hard. He always wanted to be told what he was doing wrong and things like that.”

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Love also revealed another piece of advice the legendary NFL QB shared with him. “The biggest thing is just keep going, never let your head down,” Love said. “It’s not going to be perfect. There’s going to be losses. It’s not going to be a perfect season every year, and it’s finding that capability to bounce back when not everything’s perfect. Peyton talked about that. That’s his biggest thing, handling adversity. He said he went – I don’t know exactly what it was – like 3-13 his rookie year and talked about having the rookie interception stat that he holds right now and then obviously his second year they bounced back and went like 13-3.”

Manning’s advice seemed to work for Love as he had a strong 2023 season. In 17 regular season games, the Utah State alum completed 64.2 percent of his passes while throwing for 4,159 yards, and 32 touchdowns with a 96.1 passer rating. He led the Packers to a 9-8 record and the divisional round of the playoffs.