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Lions GM Bob Quinn: 'Interesting' move by Packers to trade for QB Jordan Love in Round 1

SportsPulse: There were whispers all offseason that the Packers could draft Aaron Rodgers successor. His name is Jordan Love and we detail his strengths and weaknesses. USA TODAY

Bob Quinn's first reaction when he saw the Green Bay Packers trade up to take Utah State quarterback Jordan Love in the first round of Thursday's NFL draft was surprise.

"Interesting, right?" Quinn said on a video conference with Detroit reporters early Friday morning. "Interesting trade."

The Packers made the most stunning move of Round 1 when they moved up four spots to take one of the draft's most polarizing prospects — despite having future Hall-of-Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers already under center.