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The Green Bay Packers ended the Aaron Rodgers era when they traded the four-time NFL MVP to the New York Jets after the 2022 season and handed the reins to Jordan Love, the quarterback for which they traded up to select with the 26th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Saddled with the task of succeeding someone who guided the team to eight NFC North titles, 11 playoff appearances, five trips to the conference championship game and one to the Super Bowl, Love did not disappoint in his first year as Green Bay’s offensive general.
In fact, he likely exceeded expectations in 2023 as he finished seventh in the league with 4,159 passing yards and second with 32 touchdown tosses. Love then threw for 272 yards and three scores in the Packers’ stunning 48-32 triumph over the Cowboys in Dallas in the wild-card round before making a pair of TD passes in a 24-21 setback against the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round.
Love’s first year at the helm after Rodgers’s departure was so impressive that the club gave him a four-year, $220 million contract extension this past July. With added salary comes added pressure, and prior to the start of the 2024 season, many experts predicted he would lead the Packers to their fourth division title in six years, and some even believed he would take them to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2010.
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Author : Scott Erskine
Publish date : 2024-09-11 14:10:18
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