When the Green Bay Packers first drafted Aaron Rodgers, he did not have a great relationship with Brett Favre. This was, of course, because Favre refused to take any part in training his replacement. The relationship improved, though, once Favre left.
Contrastingly, when the Packers drafted Jordan Love, Rodgers took his replacement under his wing. He certainly was not happy with the organization, but he did everything he could to prepare Love to be a starting quarterback in the NFL.
Now, Rodgers is gone and Love is taking his place, just as the Packers planned when they drafted Love in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, Love revealed what his relationship with Rodgers is like now.
Despite Not Playing for the Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers Still Has Jordan Love’s Back
Matt Verderame of Sports Illustrated wrote the article mentioned above, and was able to interview Love and several other Packers players about the offseason transition from Rodgers to Love.
One of the things he asked Love was about what his relationship with Rodgers is like now that the future Hall of Famer has been traded. Love responded:
“We’ve talked since the trade happened. He’s a busy man, so we’re not talking all the time, but it was a good conversation, both wishing each other luck. I think it was important, us staying in contact, staying together. He let me know if I ever need anything, he’s there for me, his phone is open, I can ask. But pretty much wished each other luck going forward.”
Love has been busy as well, working out with numerous teammates in California during times that organized team activities were not happening. Rodgers, too, has been busy getting acclimated to New York/New Jersey and spending time with his new teammates.
In any case, it is good to see that the two will still remain close going forward. For all of the negativity that may have surrounded Rodgers’ exit from Green Bay, no one can ever say he didn’t care about his backup.
Even when Rodgers was holding out in the summer of 2021, he was in contact with Love, encouraging him and giving him advice on how to improve his game.
Without a doubt, Love will make his own positive impact on the Packers organization going forward. However, it will be his own individual, unique mark. He won’t be Aaron Rodgers, and that is okay. Rodgers will be cheering him on.
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