Because the Inexperienced Bay Packers await Aaron Rodgers’ reply, a high working again on the workforce believes Jordan Love may be their high quarterback.

The 2023 league 12 months formally begins on March 15. With days remaining, the Inexperienced Bay Packers fanbase is ready for some type of affirmation concerning who will likely be their beginning quarterback. Aaron Rodgers, who received 4 NFL MVP awards throughout his time with the workforce, is presently pondering his future, figuring out if he wish to stay with the workforce, play elsewhere or retire. If Rodgers does transfer on, the Packers have a beginning possibility on the roster in Jordan Love, their 2020 first-round choose.

If Packers followers had been apprehensive about Love’s potential as a beginning quarterback, a high working again on the workforce has given him a vote of confidence.

In an interview with The Spun’s Tzvi Machlin, A.J. Dillon stated that he’s assured Love may be the workforce’s beginning quarterback of the long run.

Packers: A.J. Dillon offers vote of confidence in Jordan Love

“Completely (he is usually a chief),” stated Dillon, h/t The Spun. “Jordan Love is an efficient buddy of mine. He was an excellent buddy of mine earlier than I even obtained drafted – we educated collectively by the identical company – so we had been getting collectively since we obtained out of faculty. I truly got here throughout a video of him throwing me a go the opposite day earlier than the Mix, simply preparing. So I’ve recognized him for some time.

“I’ll say this about him: The way in which he’s approached the entire state of affairs and over the past couple of years, it speaks to the kind of character that he has. He’s by no means out right here complaining or taking to Twitter. He’s a pacesetter in his personal proper, by his actions, displaying up every single day.”

Dillon was Inexperienced Bay’s second-round choose within the 2020 NFL Draft. Within the spherical previous to that, the Packers moved as much as choose Love, presumably to be their quarterback of the long run. The choose was talked about so much, contemplating Rodgers was nonetheless on the roster. He has been with the workforce throughout Rodgers’ holdout forward of the 2021 season, and when the veteran quarterback signed a three-year, $150.8 million contract extension final offseason.

In his three years with the workforce, Love obtained one begin, and that was in the midst of the 2021 season towards the Kansas Metropolis Chief, as Rodgers was dominated out as a result of testing constructive for COVID-19. It was a detailed sport for the Packers, however they ended up shedding 13-7. In that sport, Love accomplished 19-of-34 go makes an attempt for 190 yards and one landing, whereas additionally throwing an interception.

This previous season, Love had a promising displaying towards the Philadelphia Eagles, finishing six-of-nine go makes an attempt for 113 yards and a landing within the 40-33 loss.

Whereas the Packers might have to attend for Rodgers’ resolution, they do have a looming resolution to make concerning Love. By Could 1, they must resolve whether or not they’ll train his fifth-year possibility, or permit him to hit free company after the 2023 season. Heading into the league 12 months, Packers basic supervisor Brian Gutekunst stated that they had been enthusiastic about Love, however stated that the now fourth-year quarterback”must play.”

No matter Rodgers decides, the Packers have haven’t any drawback pivoting to Love as their starter.