When the Green Bay Packers selected Jordan Love in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, many fans and analysts were furious at the notion that the team saw a not-so-distant future that excluded future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers. These feelings of resentment only increased as Rodgers went on to win the next NFL MVP Awards.
But, true to their plan, Green Bay did indeed move on from Rodgers, trading him to the New York Jets following a down year in 2022. In his first year under center, Love had the best initial season for a starting quarterback in Packers history:
| Quarterback | Completion % | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions | Passer Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Love | 64.2% | 4,159 | 32 | 11 | 96.1 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 63.6% | 4,038 | 28 | 13 | 93.8 |
| Brett Favre | 64.1% | 3,227 | 18 | 13 | 85.3 |
With such a successful first season under center, many expected Love to have even better numbers in 2024. Unfortunately, that did not happen.
Green Bay Packers Quarterback Jordan Love Struggled with Injuries in 2024
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In Week One of the 2024 NFL season, Love went down with a sprained MCL in the closing seconds of Green Bay’s loss in Brazil to the Philadelphia Eagles. He returned after missing the next two games, but was obviously still feeling the effects of the injury.
A few weeks later, Love had to leave the Packers’ game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. It was soon revealed that he a strained his groin.
In a recent interview with Kay Adams of “Up and Adams,” Love revealed that he played through injuries all year, which he believed led to his inability to build on his strong 2023 campaign.
“I think, you look at this year, me, battling through injury. So, having that adversity that I’m trying to fight through,” Love said. “Several injuries. So it was a lot of that. A lot of fighting through, trying to get my mind right for the game, and trying to fight through some pain, things like that. It was an inconsistent year.
“It’s something that you’re, every week, every day in the facility you’re doing the rehab trying to fight through and just get ready for the game. A lot of your mindset goes into trying to get your body right for it. It’s tough. You’re not 100 percent. But we know that no one is ever 100 percent in the NFL.”
Love finished the season with a 63.1% completion percentage, 3,389 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, and a 96.7 passer rating.
Green Bay Packers Fans React to Jordan Love’s Injury Admission
Many Packers fans returned to their belief that Love was not the quarterback that Green Bay needed during injury-plagued season. Others, though, maintained that he must have been affected by his injuries.
After Love revealed that he returned too early from his MCL sprain, which led to his groin injury, those fans had a great deal to say on social media:
My boy never really recovered from that Brazilian grass and he was hurt majority of the season. Goodell will pay for his sins https://t.co/mq2PB3MEae
— KDG 🧀🦌 (@Official414) February 8, 2025
Well there it is
They had to get it out of him, but we all knew it
Get him a WR1 and watch him dominate! https://t.co/HznlAFN40Z— Feed the Psychos (@Pack2theFuture) February 8, 2025
as we’ve all speculated—and it wasn’t some grand mystery, you could tell he wasn’t himself if your eyes work—jordan love was never truly healthy last season. everything just kind of lingered https://t.co/DUIOSQ0D3v
— zachary jacobson (@zacobson) February 7, 2025
Packers rushed him back despite how good Willis played in weeks 2 and 3 just for him to get another relayed injury in a game we ended up losing anyways. Medical team masterclass! https://t.co/q3Y7Mu5jJM
— Tucker Kraft Dynasty Owner 🐐🧀🍺 (@GOATRodgersSZN) February 8, 2025
I mean everyone with eyes knew Love clearly wasn’t 100% in that game against the Vikings. Why the Packers rushed him back when Willis was getting us wins will never make sense to me. https://t.co/OPsAQvy4qd
— Lucas (@wiguy94) February 8, 2025
As one can see from the posts above, Packers fans blame NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for forcing Green Bay to play on a terrible field surface in Brazil, as well as the Packers training staff and coaches for letting him come back before his body was ready.
Hopefully he will avoid any injuries in 2025.
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