On January 4, 2019, Love released a statement on his
Instagram to officially announce his decision to forgo his senior season at Notre Dame to enter the 2019 NFL Draft. He was ranked as the third cornerback in the draft by NFL media analyst
Todd McShay and was ranked the fourth best cornerback by NFL draft analyst
Mel Kiper Jr. New York Giants 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. {{quote box
2019 season in 2019 On May 2, 2019, the
New York Giants signed Love to a four–year,
$3.29 million
contract that includes an initial
signing bonus of $779,860. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
2020 season 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. He competed to be the starting free safety against rookie
Xavier McKinney. Defensive coordinator
Patrick Graham named Love and
Jabrill Peppers the starting safety duo to begin the regular season. 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. 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. The New York Giants finished second in the
NFC East, but missed the playoffs with a 6–10 record.
2021 season He entered training camp slated as a backup as
Logan Ryan and
Jabrill Peppers were entrenched as the starting safeties. He competed against
Xavier McKinney to be the primary backup up safety and nickelback. Head coach Joe Judge named him a backup safety to begin the regular season. On November 1, 2021, Love made two combined tackles (one solo), broke up a pass, and had his only interception of the season on a pass thrown by
Patrick Mahomes to wide receiver
Josh Gordon during a 17–20 loss at the
Kansas City Chiefs. In Week 11, he made six combined tackles (three solo) and a season-high two pass deflections during a 10–30 loss at the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On December 19, 2021, Love collected a season-high 11 combined tackles (eight solo) during a 6–21 loss at the
Dallas Cowboys. He finished the
2021 NFL season with a total of 66 combined tackles (36 solo), seven pass deflections, and one interceptions while appearing in all 17 games with five starts.
2022 season On January 28, 2022, the New York Giants hired
Buffalo Bills' offensive coordinator
Brian Daboll as their new head coach after Joe Judge was terminated after a 4–13 record. Following the departures of Jabrill Peppers and Logan Ryan, defensive coordinator
Don Martindale held a competition between Love, Xavier McKinney,
Jason Pinnock, and
Tony Jefferson to determine the starting safeties. Love was named the starting strong safety to start the season, alongside free safety Xavier McKinney. On September 26, 2022, Love collected a career-high 14 combined tackles (four solo) during a 16–23 loss to the
Dallas Cowboys. On October 16, 2022, he made six combined tackles (three solo), a season-high two pass deflections, and intercepted pass by
Lamar Jackson to fullback
Patrick Ricard which led to the game-winning touchdown during a 24–20 victory against the
Baltimore Ravens. In Week 13, Love made a season-high 11 solo tackles (13 combined) during a 20–20 tie against the
Washington Commanders. He was inactive as a healthy scratch for a Week 18 loss to the
Green Bay Packers as Brian Daboll chose to rest his starters. He finished the season with a total of 124 combined tackles (79 solo), five pass deflections, two interceptions, and one sack in 17 games and 16 starts. Pro Football Focus had Love earn an overall grade of 66.7 in 2022 and he received a coverage grade of 70.9. The New York Giants finished third in the
NFC East with a 9–7–1 record and earned a spot as a Wildcard. On January 15, 2023, Love started in his first career playoff appearance and made four combined tackles (two solo) during a 31–24 victory at the
Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Wild Card Game. On January 21, 2023, he collected eight solo tackles during a 7–38 loss at the
Philadelphia Eagles in the Divisional Round.
Seattle Seahawks On March 17, 2023, the
Seattle Seahawks signed Love to a two–year, $12.00 million contract that includes $5.98 million guaranteed and an initial
signing bonus of $4.82 million. 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. Love returned to his starting role in Week 14 after Jamal Adams injured his knee and was subsequently placed on injured reserve for the last four games of the season. On December 18, 2023, Love made nine combined tackles (six solo), a season-high tying two pass deflections, and a career-high two interceptions on passes thrown by
Jalen Hurts in the fourth quarter which led to the Seahawks' winning the game 20–17 against the
Philadelphia Eagles. He was named
National Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week. In Week 17, Love collected a season-high 14 combined tackles (ten solo) during a 23–30 loss to the
Pittsburgh Steelers. He finished the season with 123 combined tackles (85 solo), ten pass deflections, four interceptions, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery in 17 games and 12 starts. He was ranked 95th by his fellow players on the
NFL Top 100 Players of 2024. He was selected to play in the
2024 Pro Bowl. He received a career-high overall grade of 72.8 from
Pro Football Focus and received a coverage grade of 80.4. PFF ranked him as the 28th best safety heading into 2024.
2024 season On January 31, 2024, the Seattle Seahawks hired
Baltimore Ravens' defensive coordinator
Mike Macdonald as their head coach to replace
Pete Carroll. Following the departures of Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs via free agency, both starting safety roles became available. Defensive coordinator
Aden Durde retained Love as a starter with the other role being competed for by
Rayshawn Jenkins,
K'Von Wallace, and Coby Bryant. Head coach Mike Macdonald named Love the starting free safety to begin the season, alongside Rayshawn Jenkins. 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 an initial signing bonus of $10.50 million. With one–year remaining from his previous contract, he will not enter free agency until after the 2027 NFL season. He started all 17 games in
2024 and finished with a total of 109 combined tackles (79 solo), 12 pass deflections, three interceptions, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.
2025 season Love began the 2025 season as one of Seattle's starting safeties. After suffering a hamstring injury in Week 4 against the
Arizona Cardinals, Love was placed on injured reserve after missing four subsequent games on November 1, 2025. He was activated on December 6, ahead of the team's Week 14 matchup against the
Atlanta Falcons. Love intercepted a fourth quarter pass from
Drake Maye in
Seattle's 29—13 victory over the
New England Patriots in
Super Bowl LX. ==NFL career statistics==