On Day 3 of the Jordan Love holdout, ESPN’s Adam Schefter stopped by ESPN Wisconsin to give his take on the standstill. While he did mention that he doesn’t have direct knowledge of what the hangup in contract discussions is, he did say that the likely issue is not the raw dollars that will be tied to the extension of the quarterback, but rather the details of the contract — including guaranteed money.
Guaranteed money is a huge hurdle for the Green Bay Packers to overcome, as players like the Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow received $146.