Jordan Love, Utah State Aggies. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
The Green Bay Packers have signed first round pick Jordan Love.
Jordan Love is officially a member of the Green Bay Packers after signing his rookie contract on Wednesday. The former Utah State quarterback was the team’s first pick in the 2020 NFL Draft and one that developed into the story of the draft.
With Aaron Rodgers still thriving with the Packers, it came as a shock that the Packers would draft another quarterback, but the team has done this before when they drafted Rodgers despite the presence of Brett Favre. The Packers traded their fourth-round pick to Miami to move up four spots, from No. 30 to No. 26, to take Love.
Once the shock subsided, Rodgers said all the right things about being a good teammate and Love said all the right things about wanting to learn from Rodgers and help the team win.
All that is nice and well-meaning, but with Love under contract, the clock is officially ticking on how much time Rodgers has left with the Packers.
There figure to be at least two years for Love to sit behind Rodgers as he learns the playbook and gets up to speed with the pace of the NFL. Rodgers benefitted from this developmental plan and Love may as well.
The NFL has shown that legendary quarterbacks aren’t guaranteed to finish their career where it started. If Peyton Manning can leave the Colts and Tom Brady can leave the Patriots, Rodgers can definitely leave the Packers.
Where Rodgers finishes his career is yet to be known, but it’s fairly safe to bet that Rodgers will not be finishing his career in the Green and Gold he’s worn since he was taken out of Cal.
With Love signed, the Packers have now signed six of their nine draft picks, including second-rounder AJ Dillon who signed earlier in the day.