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Julian Love
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Love with the New York Giants in 2019
No. 20 – Seattle Seahawks
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1998-03-19) March 19, 1998 (age 26)
Westchester, Illinois, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Nazareth Academy
(La Grange Park, Illinois)
College:Notre Dame (2016–2018)
NFL draft:2019 / round: 4 / pick: 108
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024
Total tackles:469
Sacks:1.5
Forced fumbles:5
Fumble recoveries:3
Pass deflections:32
Interceptions:11
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Julian Love (born March 19, 1998) is an American professional football safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Early life

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Love attended Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park, Illinois. As a senior in 2015, he was the Chicago Sun-Times Football Player of the Year after recording 92 tackles on defense and 1,067 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns on offense.[1] Love committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.[2]

College career

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As a true freshman at Notre Dame in 2016, Love played in 12 games with eight starts and recorded 45 tackles and one interception.[3][4] As a sophomore in 2017, he started all 13 games, recording 68 tackles and three interceptions.[5][6] Love returned as a starter his junior year in 2018.[7][8] On January 4, 2019, Love announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declare for the 2019 NFL draft.[9]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+3⁄4 in
(1.80 m) 		195 lb
(88 kg) 		31+3⁄4 in
(0.81 m) 		9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.50 s 1.59 s 2.57 s 4.10 s 6.72 s 36.0 in
(0.91 m)		 10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		 14 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[10][11]

New York Giants

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The New York Giants selected Love in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. Love was the 10th safety drafted in 2019.[12]

2019

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On May 2, 2019, the New York Giants signed Love to a four-year, $3.29 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $779,860.[13]

During rookie training camp, defensive coordinator James Bettcher began having Love learn to play free safety with the aide of starting free safety Antoine Bethea.[14] He continued to play cornerback, free safety, and nickelback in training camp and competed against Grant Haley to be the primary slot cornerback while also competing to be the backup free safety against Michael Thomas.[15][16] Head coach Pat Shurmur named Love the third free safety on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind starter Antoine Bethea and backup Sean Chandler.[17]

On September 8, 2019, Love made his professional regular season debut in a 27–35 loss at the Dallas Cowboys. On November 24, 2019, Love made a solo tackle, deflected a pass, and returned his first career interception thrown by Mitchell Trubisky for a 30-yard return during the Giants' 19–14 loss at the Chicago Bears.[18] In Week 14, Love earned his first career start in place of starting strong safety Jabrill Peppers and collected seven combined tackles (four solo) in a 13–31 loss at the Green Bay Packers. On December 29, 2019, he recorded a season-high nine combined tackles (eight solo), made two tackles for-a-loss, and a pass deflection in a 17–34 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. He finished his rookie season in 2019 with a total of 37 combined tackles (30 solo), five tackles for-a-loss, three pass deflections, a forced fumble, and an interception in 13 games and five starts.[19]

The New York Giants finished the 2019 NFL season with a 4–12 record and did not qualify for the playoffs. On December 30, 2019, the New York Giants fired head coach Pat Shurmur and his coaching staff.[20]

2020

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On January 8, 2020, the New York Giants announced the hiring of former New England Patriots' special teams coordinator Joe Judge as their new head coach.[21] He competed to be the starting free safety against rookie Xavier McKinney.[22] Defensive coordinator Patrick Graham named Love and Jabrill Peppers the starting safety duo to begin the regular season.[23]

In Week 2, Love recorded five combined tackles (four solo), a pass deflection, and made his first interception of the season by a pass attempt coincidentally thrown by Mitchell Trubisky in a 17–13 loss at the Chicago Bears.[24] On September 27, 2020, he collected a season-high 12 combined tackles (10 solo) as the Giants lost 9–36 to the San Francisco 49ers. Head coach Pat Shurmur chose to replace Love as the starting free safety with free agent acquisition Logan Ryan starting in Week 4. He finished the season with a total of 64 combined tackles (45 solo), three pass deflections, a tackle for-a-loss, and an interception in 16 games and four starts.[25] The New York Giants finished second in the NFC East, but missed the playoffs with a 6–10 record.

2022

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In Week 6 of the 2022 season against the Baltimore Ravens, Love intercepted a pass thrown by Lamar Jackson which led to the game-winning touchdown as the Giants won 24–20.[26]

Seattle Seahawks

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On March 17, 2023, the Seattle Seahawks signed Love to a two-year, $12.00 million contract that includes,$5.98 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $4.82 million.[27][13]

In Week 8 of the 2023 season against the Cleveland Browns, Love intercepted a pass thrown by P. J. Walker that led to the game-winning touchdown as the Seahawks won 24–20.[28] In Week 15 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Love intercepted two passes thrown by Jalen Hurts in the fourth quarter. His second interception was a game-sealing interception which led to the Seahawks winning the game 20–17. He was named National Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week.[29] He was ranked 95th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024.[30]

On July 24, 2024, the Seattle Seahawks signed Love to a three-year, $36.00 million contract extension that includes $13.16 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $10.50 million.[31][13]

References

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  1. ^ Long, Beth (November 26, 2015). "2015 Sun-Times Football Player of the Year: Nazareth's Julian Love". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ James, Tyler (March 21, 2015). "CB recruit Julian Love commits to 'dream school' Notre Dame". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Love living out his dream – Notre Dame – Journal Gazette". www.journalgazette.net. Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  4. ^ Pope, LaMond (November 22, 2017). "What's not to like about Notre Dame defensive back Julian Love?". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Pope, LaMond (August 21, 2018). "Despite his star status, Notre Dame cornerback Julian Love stays humble". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Julian Love more important than ever because of Notre Dame offense". Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  7. ^ Berman, Mark (July 22, 2024). "Julian Love a master of breakups at Notre Dame". Roanoke Times. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "Notre Dame is projected to be special and the play of defender Julian Love is a key reason why – News, Sports, Jobs – News-Sentinel". www.news-sentinel.com.
  9. ^ Berardino, Mike (January 4, 2019). "Notre Dame All-American CB Julian Love declares for 2019 NFL draft". Indy Star. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "Julian Love Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "2019 Draft Scout Julian Love, Notre Dame NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Salomone, Dan (April 27, 2019). "Giants select CB Julian Love with 108th pick". Giants.com.
  13. ^ a b c "Spotrac.com: Julian Love contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  14. ^ Ed Valentine (August 2, 2019). "Learning two positions as a rookie? For Julian Love, it's part of the job". BigBlueView.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  15. ^ Art Stapleton (August 5, 2019). "NY Giants rookie Julian Love's mantra for success: The film doesn't lie". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  16. ^ Matt Lombardo (May 5, 2019). "Is Julian Love the Giants' long-term safety solution?". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  17. ^ Dan Benton (September 4, 2019). "Giants release first depth chart of 2019: Takeaways". giantswire.usatoday. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  18. ^ "Mack, Robinson lead Bears to 19–14 win over Giants". ESPN. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  19. ^ "Pro-Football-Reference: Julian Love (2019)". .pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  20. ^ Patricia Traina (December 30, 2019). "Everything You Need to Know About Why the Giants Fired Pat Shurmur". SI.com. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  21. ^ Michael Eisen (January 8, 2020). "Giants hire Joe Judge as head coach". Giants.com. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  22. ^ Art Stapleton (August 14, 2020). "NY Giants preparing to challenge Xavier McKinney in camp to get the most out of his game". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  23. ^ "Giants release first unofficial depth chart of 2020". Giants.com. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  24. ^ "Trubisky 2 TD passes, Barkley hurt as Bears edge Giants". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  25. ^ "Pro-Football-Reference: Julian Love (2020)". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  26. ^ "Giants rally from 10 down, top Ravens 24–20 on Barkley's run". ESPN. Associated Press. October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  27. ^ Boyle, John (March 17, 2023). "Seahawks Sign S Julian Love". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  28. ^ "Geno Smith throws late TD pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seahawks top Browns 24–20". ESPN. Associated Press. October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  29. ^ Gordon, Grant (December 20, 2023). "Bills RB James Cook, Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield highlight Players of the Week". NFL.com.
  30. ^ Musgrove, Kole (July 23, 2024). "Seahawks S Julian Love ranked No. 95 on NFL Top 100 list". Seahawks Wire. USA Today. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  31. ^ Gordon, Grant (July 24, 2024). "Seahawks, safety Julian Love agree to terms on 3-year extension worth up to $36M". NFL.com.
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