Jordan Love's time in the spotlight will arrive this year, more than three years after the Green Bay Packers traded up to take the quarterback out of Utah State with the No. 26 pick in the 2020 draft.
But after the Packers' 2022 season spiraled out of control and retirement rumors swirled around Rodgers, Love said he"approached" the offseason as if he'd be the starter. Rodgers was still on the roster, though, with no guarantee he'd end his NFL career or be traded elsewhere.
The Packers and Jets eventually completed a trade after months of negotiations, and now Love is finally a starting NFL quarterback. Love said he and Rodgers spoke after the trade and the new Jets quarterback wished Love"the best and said he'd always be there for me if I need anything." Green Bay for the 2024 season — a substantial vote of confidence for a quarterback with only one start and 83 passing attempts in his career.While it's impossible to project if Love can rise to Rodgers' level, the similarities between their careers don't end at the timeframe in which they became starters for the Packers.
Love's lone start in 2021 wasn't spectacular, either. He completed 19-of-34 attempts for 190 yards with one touchdown and one interception in a 13-7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9. Love looked solid in relief of an injured Rodgers in Week 12 of this past season, completing 6-of-9 passes for 114 yards with a 63-yard touchdown to then-rookie wideout,"Since college and since I've been here, I've improved drastically," Love.
He'll have his work cut out of him with a youthful supporting cast and the worst odds to win the NFC North at +400, per
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