{"id":16514,"date":"2024-12-17T20:42:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=16514"},"modified":"2024-12-17T20:42:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:42:34","slug":"aaron-rodgers-opens-up-about-his-depressing-reaction-to-the-packers-drafting-jordan-love-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=16514","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers Opens Up About His Depressing Reaction To The Packers Drafting Jordan Love In 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Green Bay Packers\u2019 stunning decision to move up and select\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/jordan-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jordan Love<\/a>\u00a0in 2020 immediately forced\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/aaron-rodgers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a>\u00a0to pour himself a drink.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the presence of a 36-year-old Aaron Rodgers, who was still in his prime, the Packers moved up to select the Utah State QB with the No .26 pick. The move was the biggest stunner of the 2020\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0Draft, but with the benefit of hindsight, we now know that the Packers made the right call all along.<\/p>\n<p>In the new Netflix documentary, \u201cAaron Rodgers: Enigma,\u201d the four-time MVP\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/16\/sports\/aaron-rodgers-initial-reaction-to-jordan-love-pick-no-f-king-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revealed<\/a>\u00a0his immediate reaction when he learned of the Jordan Love pick:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI looked down at my phone and my agent just texted me: \u2018Quarterback.\u2019 And I was like, \u2018No f\u2013king way,\u2019. Then the pick happens, and I immediately got off the couch and was super non-reactive. And I just went to pour myself some tequila and went back to the couch and knew there was going to be some interesting conversations.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jordan Love hasn\u2019t won anything in this league yet, but man he\u2019s got that ultra professional look, and you never hear about him in the news ever unless it\u2019s about putting in extra work. He\u2019s the QB I want going forward.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also really good. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1PNLZ4FkhT\">pic.twitter.com\/1PNLZ4FkhT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Sidney Crosby Archives (@87crosbycareer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/87crosbycareer\/status\/1868480890755805520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In Rodgers\u2019 defense, he responded by winning back-to-back MVP awards and leading Green Bay to consecutive 13-win seasons. He retained the starting job through 2022, before both sides agreed to a split after a disappointing 8-9 finish.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 id=\"h-packers-were-wise-to-swap-aaron-rodgers-for-jordan-love\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Packers Were Wise To Swap Aaron Rodgers For Jordan Love<\/h2>\n<p>Aaron Rodgers\u2019 tenure with the New York Jets has been the utmost disaster thus far, with the team sitting at 4-10 with three games to go. Jordan Love, meanwhile, has the Packers sitting comfortably at 10-4 with a second straight playoff appearance on the way.<\/p>\n<p>As they did with the decision to have Rodgers replace\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/brett-favre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brett Favre<\/a>\u00a0as the starter 16 years ago, the Packers brass crushed it with the call to have Love replace A-Rod.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The Green Bay Packers\u2019 stunning decision to move up and select\u00a0Jordan Love\u00a0in 2020 immediately forced\u00a0Aaron Rodgers\u00a0to pour himself a drink. 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