Future Hall of Fame QB Aaron Rodgers addressed the media Friday afternoon for the first time since the Packers selected quarterback Jordan Love No. 26 overall in the 2020 NFL draft.
Rodgers said he was initially surprised by the selection, but came to understand more about the thought-process behind it.
"Not going to say I was thrilled by the pick, necessarily," Rodgers said, per ESPN's Field Yates. "But I understand the organization is not thinking just about the present, but the future and I respect that."
Rodgers' comments come just over two weeks after those of former Packers QB Brett Favre, who also said he was "surprised" by Green Bay's selection of Love.