Suddenly, the Packers were on the clock, and … wait, why was the ESPN broadcast taking us inside Jordan Love’s living room in Bakersfield, Calif.? Why were two of the people in the room filming him with their cell phones? What … was … happening?
Just the biggest surprise of the first round (narrowly edging out Jerry Jeudy asking Roger Goodell to join him in a TikTok): The Packers had not just drafted Utah State QB Jordan Love, they’d traded up to do so, spending a fourth-round pick to move up four slots.
Aaron Rodgers was hoping for a different kind of offensive weapon than a player the team clearly sees as his eventual replacement.