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Aaron Rodgers: Jordan Love Can 'Blaze His Own Trails, Be His Own Man' as Packers QB

Now that he's a member of the New York Jets, star quarterback Aaron Rodgers believes former teammate Jordan Love will benefit from no longer having to sit behind the surefire Hall of Famer in the Green Bay Packers' depth chart.

"(Love) gets a chance to blaze his own trails, be his own man and lead in the way he best sees fit," Rodgers told The Athletic's Matt Schneidman. "Take the good things he learned from me; things he would do differently, do 'em differently. That's what I did when I took over.

"Obviously the team felt good with moving forward with him as the starter, and that's how the team felt in 2008 with me after I showed in '07 that I could get the job done.