Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love spent three seasons behind Aaron Rodgers before he took over the starting role in 2023.
Love has had an up-and-down season, though, and is coming off one of his worst performances of the year after he turned the ball over twice in a 24-22 loss to the New York Giants in Week 14.
Love finished with only 218 passing yards and one touchdown on 25 of 39 attempts, threw an interception, and lost a fumble.
He’s failed to throw for more than 250 yards in a game eight times so far this season and has thrown an interception in seven.
Nevertheless, Love’s former mentor has faith that he can be a starter in the NFL for a while.
“He holds himself to a high standard,” Rodgers said on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday, “and everything is in place for him to be a starter at a high level for a long, long time.”
“Jordan Love holds himself to a high standard and everything is in place for him to be a starter at a high level for a long time..
He can make all of the throws and you can see the things he’s doing at the line of scrimmage”@AaronRodgers12 #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/pqnS9GUrCx
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 12, 2023
Rodgers understands what it’s like to step into the shoes of a legend – he did the exact same thing in Green Bay when he took over for Brett Favre in 2008.
Similarly to Love, Rodgers had a rocky beginning in his first season as a starter: He went 6-10 and threw 13 interceptions.
But Rodgers rebounded quickly and put together 10 Pro Bowl years in Green Bay that included four MVP awards before he asked for a trade to the New York Jets this past offseason.
So if anyone knows what Love is going through, it’s Rodgers.
There is still plenty of time for Love to regain his composure, and Rodgers isn’t worried about short-term missteps.
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