Seems like the consensus regarding the Green Bay Packers trading up to pick Utah State quarterback Jordan Love is … AWKWAAAAARD!
Aaron Rodgers, of course, is still there and still one of the NFL’s best under center. And although he’s 36 years old, he’s coming off a great season and could contend for a Super Bowl title next season. A position player (the Packers haven’t chosen one in the first round since Rodgers was taken in 2005) to help him — say, another receiver alongside Davante Adams — would have been a Grade A pick (for the record, the move earned a D-minus from our Steven Ruiz).
Instead, we have … well, the same thing that happened in ’05 when the Pack took Rodgers 24th overall while Brett Favre was on the roster.
What’s interesting is Rodgers has addressed this possibility already. Here’s something he said in March while appearing on ESPN Milwaukee:
Aaron Rodgers in March on the possibility of the Packers drafting a quarterback: "No matter who you bring in, they're not going to be able to beat me out anytime soon."
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) April 24, 2020
Also, maybe Rodgers wanted some help from a position player?
Aaron Rodgers on @PatMcAfeeShow: "We haven't picked a skill player in the first round in 15 years, so that would be kind of cool."
Rodgers says whoever the pick is, he'll track down his phone number and welcome him to the team tonight — if the Packers don't trade out.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) April 24, 2020
We’ll see if Rodgers has anything to say now that Love is in Green Bay.
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