Aaron Rodgers reveals preseason thoughts on Jordan Love

One week into Packers training camp, Aaron Rodgers had nothing but nice things to say about his presumed heir, Jordan Love. 

“He may not ask a ton of questions, but I know he’s watching,” Rodgers said Wednesday. “We put on a clip from last year, going through some install that we’re putting in in the next couple of days, and watching him from last year to this year you can just see that he’s been honing the craft and working on his timing, and his tempo, and his drops and his balance.”

Rodgers’ squashed any rumors about his disdain for Love today. He revealed he maintained a good relationship with Love throughout his disagreements with the front office this offseason.

“And then I just reached out; I reached out a number of times [to] check on him [and] see how he’s doing,” Rodgers said, per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. “I didn’t hold things from him. I let him know where I was at mentally and what I was thinking about. And hopefully he appreciated that.”

Rodgers seems to be taking the opposite approach from his predecessor. Brett Farve famously protested the idea that it was his job to mentor Rodgers when the Packers drafted the young quarterback out of Cal in 2005. 

Love spent the offseason preparing to be the Packers’ starter as Rodgers did not attend OTAs and other offseason programming.

The Packers drafted Love in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. His rookie offseason required him to learn the playbook remotely, and he took zero snaps during the regular season last year. Rodgers’ storied history on the field aside, it makes sense that the Packers would want to keep him around to continue to give Love another season to grow and learn as QB2.

Rodgers becomes a free agent after the 2022 season, as his contract will now void seven days prior to the 2023 league year. He cannot be franchise tagged. The contract was previously set to go through the end of the 2023 season.

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