Packers’ Jordan Love says not having a true No. 1 wide receiver ‘helps us:’ It puts ‘more stress’ on defenses

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Jordan Love is in the midst of contract negotiations with the Green Bay Packers. But the young quarterback doesn’t necessarily have a No. 1 wide receiver to incentivize his commitment. And that’s OK by him.

“I think you don’t have to have a No. 1 receiver,” Love told reporters this week, via Packers.com. “I think it works out well when you can spread the ball out and you got different guys making different plays and you can put ’em in different areas. … I think it puts a lot more stress on the defense and the calls that they can get in, so I think in the long run it helps us not having a No. 1 guy, a true No. 1 guy, but I think all those guys can step up and be the one any given day.”

Love’s comments come a year after his starting debut saw six different Packers record at least 30 catches and 300 receiving yards. While Green Bay didn’t add a big-name veteran to its receiving crop this offseason, Love…


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Author : Cody Benjamin

Publish date : 2024-06-09 18:10:46

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