Packers quarterback Jordan Love ‘will request a trade this offseason’
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Packers quarterback Jordan Love will “request a trade this offseason rather than spend another year as Aaron Rodgers’ backup” … leaving Green Bay with a big decision on whether to keep the veteran or trade to 2020 first round pick
Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love is preparing to request a trade this offseason if he remains behind Aaron Rodgers in the pecking order, according to Packers insider Jordan Wilde.
Love has been the backup to the 39-year-old Rodgers since the Packers selected him 26th overall during the 2020 NFL Draft, and it seems his patience is now wearing thin.
“I had a very good conversation with Jordan [Love] Friday afternoon,’ Packers reporter Jason Wilde said. “I think clearly, although I wouldn’t say it outright, he doesn’t want to sit out another year. So if we get to fourth year and Rodgers comes back, I’m pretty sure he’ll look at a trade.’
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It wouldn’t be the first time the Packers have had to deal with controversy at the QB position during the Rodgers/Love era, as they recently spent the offseason on edge waiting for Rodgers to decide if he would return to the team as a result. of his difficult relationship with management.
In the limited action he’s seen during his time as Rodgers’ backup, Love has completed 48 of 80 passes for 597 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions.
When he was substituted in a game this year against the Eagles, Love showed enough reason to believe he’s finally ready for a bigger role than carrying a clipboard for one of the NFL’s most dominant players at the position after he pitched for 113 yards and a touchdown. , but still he lost the game 40-33.
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers smiles as he walks off the field following a win against the Bears
With Rodgers still having several years left on the massive contract extension he signed in March, it’s highly unlikely the team won’t start him again next season, unless he either decides to retire or demands, and is granted, a exchange.
However, the Packers’ general manager told reporters this year that the team intends to get the fifth-year option on Love’s contract.
“We’re really pleased with his progression and what he’s been able to do,” Brian Gutekunst said of Love.
“I think it would be very good for him, the growth that you have to go through. Seeing things for the first time. Making the mistakes that you have to make. But I think from our point of view, we’ve seen what we need to see.
If Green Bay were to take Love’s fifth-year option, it would cost a guaranteed $20 million, which is, of course, starting quarterback money.
Many Packers fans on social media seemed to agree that they would rather keep Jordan Love and give him the reins of the offense than the later years of Rodgers’ career.