Packers QB Aaron Rodgers opens up about relationship with Jordan Love
The Green Bay Packers finally have star quarterback Aaron Rodgers back in the fold before the 2021 season.
It was a stressful process behind the scenes for the Packers navigating toward getting Rodgers to return. However, the three-time league MVP recently revealed that he constantly kept in touch with second-year quarterback Jordan Love to let him know where he was mentally throughout the offseason.
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“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, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN. “I didn’t hold things from him. So I let him know where I was at mentally and what I was thinking about, and hopefully he appreciated that.
“That’s what I would want in that situation, just to hear from the guy. And also, there’s a love and an appreciation and a friendship there, just like it was with me and Brett. So I wanted to make sure I checked in with him and let him know I was thinking about him.”
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Throughout the process, Rodgers wanted to keep Love in the loop to prevent any additional conflict. His experience with Brett Favre more than a decade ago only further hammered away the point for him to keep communication with the Utah State product.
Although Rodgers would prefer no lingering doubts about his future in Green Bay, he understands what Love is going through as his backup. Regardless of the outside noise, he’s going to maintain a strong connection with the young quarterback.
