Packers common supervisor Brian Gutekunst valued Jordan Love’s potential sufficient three years in the past to commerce up within the draft and choose him within the first spherical, catching the Corridor of Fame-caliber quarterback already on Inexperienced Bay’s roster without warning.

Love lastly has an opportunity to point out he was definitely worth the gamble.

4-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers mentioned Wednesday on “The Pat McAfee Present” on YouTube and SiriusXM that he intends to play for the New York Jets within the 2023 season and is ready for the Packers to commerce him. Assuming that transfer is made, Love will take over as Inexperienced Bay’s beginning quarterback.

“We’re enthusiastic about him,” Gutekunst mentioned Feb. 28 through the NFL scouting mix. “I feel I’ve expressed to lots of people that he must play. That’s the subsequent step in his development.”

Love’s two predecessors set fairly the usual.

The Packers have had three a long time of Corridor of Fame-caliber quarterback manufacturing from Brett Favre and Rodgers, who gained a mixed seven MVP awards throughout their time in Inexperienced Bay.

Love has spent the previous three seasons backing up Rodgers, simply as Rodgers took over after backing up Favre for 3 seasons. Rodgers mentioned throughout his “Pat McAfee Present” look that he received the impression the Packers needed to maneuver on from him and make Love the starter.

“Jordan’s going to be an incredible participant,” Rodgers mentioned. “He’s a … nice child. He had a very good yr this yr, getting higher on the look crew. He’s received a vibrant future in entrance of him.”

Love has made just one profession begin, a 13-7 loss at Kansas Metropolis in 2021. His different most notable appearances got here within the second half of a meaningless 2021 regular-season finale at Detroit and in aid of an injured Rodgers at Philadelphia final fall.

He has gone 50 of 83 for 606 yards with three landing passes and three interceptions for the reason that Packers chosen him out of Utah State with the twenty sixth general choose within the 2020 draft.

“I’ve full confidence in his means but additionally simply his strategy,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur mentioned on the finish of final season. “It’s been enjoyable to look at him mature as a soccer participant, as a person, over the course of those final three years. Simply the way in which he walks across the constructing, his strategy, his urgency, his fundamentals, the whole lot that goes into being a quarterback, I feel we’ve seen important progress from him.”

It’s troublesome to investigate Love’s performances due to the circumstances surrounding lots of them.

Love didn’t notice he’d be beginning at Kansas Metropolis till Rodgers found the Wednesday earlier than the sport he had examined constructive for COVID-19. He threw two interceptions and one landing go within the second half of a meaningless 2021 regular-season finale in opposition to Detroit when the Packers rested many starters as a result of they already had clinched the NFC’s prime seed.

His greatest outing got here final season when he went 6 of 9 for 113 yards and a landing in aid of an injured Rodgers in a 40-33 loss at Philadelphia. The Eagles led 37-23 within the fourth quarter when Love entered the sport, which impacted how they defended.

“I’d say I simply really feel extra comfy, extra assured, simply seeing issues somewhat bit extra clear and sooner,” Love mentioned 4 days after the Eagles sport.

Love’s job could possibly be significantly troublesome if the Packers don’t add extra playmakers.

Inexperienced Bay has a top quality offensive line and one of many NFL’s prime operating again tandems in Aaron Jones and A.J. Dillon, each succesful go catchers. The Packers drafted three wideouts final season, with Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs combining to attain 12 touchdowns as rookies.

However they may lack veteran receivers and tight ends.

Allen Lazard, who had 60 catches for 788 yards final season, is an unrestricted free agent who tweeted out a farewell to Inexperienced Bay on Wednesday. Broad receiver Randall Cobb and tight ends Robert Tonyan and Marcedes Lewis are also free brokers.

Love should draw on the whole lot he picked up the previous three seasons whereas backing up Rodgers. In his information convention after the Packers’ season finale, Rodgers was requested about Love’s readiness to take over in case the four-time MVP retired or received traded.

“You don’t know you’re prepared till you’re in that place,” Rodgers mentioned on the time. “I bear in mind the day I used to be sleeping in San Diego and woke as much as 50 textual content messages that Brett had retired. Then the feelings hit you. ‘Oh, man, now I’m the man.’ However you’ve nonetheless received to go on the market and discover your stride with management and stand up to the primary yr of various defenses throwing issues at you and all of the stress that comes with the whole lot.

“However I feel he’s carried out a pleasant job of enhancing, engaged on the little issues, carried out a pleasant job at follow. I feel he’s received an opportunity to have a protracted future within the league.” ___

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