Jordan Love

Love was born in Bakersfield, California, on November 2, 1998.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LoveJo03.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |title=Jordan Love Stats |archive-date=August 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831180939/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LoveJo03.htm |url-status=live |access-date=September 1, 2023}} His father, Orbin Jr., was a police officer for the Bakersfield Police Department, while his mother, Anna, worked for the California Highway Patrol. Jordan and his father were close, with Orbin Jr. coaching many of his son's sports teams. Orbin's behavior became abnormal and he died by suicide a short time later. Love was 14 years old when his father died; he contemplated quitting football but his mother encouraged him to continue for another year to make sure he was not making a rash decision.

Love attended Liberty High School where he played on the football team. Initially quite small in stature, Love served as the backup quarterback for the freshman team. Midway through his junior year, he became the starting quarterback for the varsity team, a position he held for the rest of high school.{{Cite web | last = Goodbread | first = Chase | date = February 10, 2020 | title = In the Name of Love | url = https://www.nfl.com/news/in-the-name-of-love | access-date = September 1, 2023 | website = NFL.com | archive-date = August 22, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230822161332/https://www.nfl.com/news/in-the-name-of-love | url-status = live }} As a senior, Love passed for 2,148 yards and 24 touchdowns and rushed for 806 yards with eight touchdowns.{{Cite news |last=Horn |first=Trevor |date=December 22, 2017 |title=Transformed and recharged, Jordan Love takes off as freshman QB at Utah State |url=https://www.bakersfield.com/sports/transformed-and-recharged-jordan-love-takes-off-as-freshman-qb/article_92f1e2e4-e5d0-11e7-821f-effdc3faa0bd.html |access-date=September 30, 2021 |newspaper=The Bakersfield Californian |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822161330/https://www.bakersfield.com/sports/transformed-and-recharged-jordan-love-takes-off-as-freshman-qb/article_92f1e2e4-e5d0-11e7-821f-effdc3faa0bd.html |url-status=live }} He led Liberty to the State semi-final that season. A two-star recruit, he committed to play college football for Utah State over Division I FCS offers from Eastern Washington, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, and Sacramento State.{{Cite news |last=Henline |first=Mitch |date=June 23, 2015 |title="Dual-threat" quarterback from California commits to USU |url=https://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/archive/2015/06/23/161ccb22-192b-11e5-bf8c-43d84855b203/ |access-date=September 30, 2021 |newspaper = Cache Valley Daily |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822161339/https://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/archive/2015/06/23/161ccb22-192b-11e5-bf8c-43d84855b203/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Jordan Love, 2016 Dual-threat quarterback |url=https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2016/jordan-love-8072 |access-date=September 30, 2021 |website=N.Rivals.com |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822161341/https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/jordan-love-11442?view=pv |url-status=live }} His only Division I FBS scholarship offer came from Utah State.{{Cite web |title=Jordan Love Draft and Combine Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jordan-love?id=32194c4f-5613-0776-be4c-ce231b05c522 |access-date=March 2, 2020 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=March 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303033452/https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jordan-love%3Fid%3D32194c4f-5613-0776-be4c-ce231b05c522 |url-status=live }}

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Between his freshman year of high school and his first year of college, Love grew {{convert|9|in|cm|spell=in}} in height and gained {{convert|80|lb}}. He redshirted his first year at Utah State University in 2016. As a freshman in 2017, he played in 12 games and started the final six for the Aggies football team. He finished the season completing 129 of 235 passes for 1,631 yards, 8 touchdowns and 6 interceptions.{{Cite news |last=Peavler |first=Lafe |date=June 21, 2018 |title=Utah State position breakdown: Jordan Love looks to make strides as undisputed starting QB |url=https://www.deseret.com/2018/6/21/20647473/utah-state-position-breakdown-jordan-love-looks-to-make-strides-as-undisputed-starting-qb/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201005341/https://www.deseret.com/2018/6/21/20647473/utah-state-position-breakdown-jordan-love-looks-to-make-strides-as-undisputed-starting-qb/ |archive-date=December 1, 2024 |access-date=2025-06-05 |work=Deseret News}}{{Cite news |last=Peavler |first=Lafe |date=August 8, 2018 |title=Utah State QB Jordan Love a 'completely different guy' heading into 2018 season |url=https://www.deseret.com/2018/8/8/20650746/utah-state-qb-jordan-love-a-completely-different-guy-heading-into-2018-season/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421024058/https://www.deseret.com/2018/8/8/20650746/utah-state-qb-jordan-love-a-completely-different-guy-heading-into-2018-season/ |archive-date=April 21, 2025 |access-date=2025-06-05 |work=Deseret News}} Following his debut at UNLV, he was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week.{{Cite news |last=Dennison |first=Wade |date=October 23, 2017 |title=USU football: Jordan Love named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week |url=https://www.deseret.com/2017/10/23/20621992/usu-football-jordan-love-named-mountain-west-offensive-player-of-the-week |access-date=September 30, 2021 |newspaper=Deseret News |archive-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930172505/https://www.deseret.com/2017/10/23/20621992/usu-football-jordan-love-named-mountain-west-offensive-player-of-the-week |url-status=live }}

As a sophomore in 2018, Love started all 13 games, completing 267 of 417 passes for a school season record 3,567 yards with 32 touchdowns and six interceptions.{{Cite news |last=Hoffman |first=Doug |date=January 3, 2019 |title=USU football: Jordan Love and David Woodward named to 2019 Touchdown Club of Columbus Players to Watch List |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900048926/usu-football-jordan-love-and-david-woodward-named-to-2019-touchdown-club-of-columbus-players-to-watch-list.html |access-date=September 30, 2021 |newspaper=Deseret News |archive-date=April 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414064338/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900048926/usu-football-jordan-love-and-david-woodward-named-to-2019-touchdown-club-of-columbus-players-to-watch-list.html |url-status=dead }} He was named the MVP of the 2018 New Mexico Bowl after passing for 359 yards and four touchdowns.{{Cite news |date=December 15, 2018 |title=Liberty graduate leads Utah State to blowout bowl win |url=https://www.bakersfield.com/sports/bvarsity/liberty-graduate-leads-utah-state-to-blowout-bowl-win/article_33acd7ae-00c2-11e9-91a4-9bcb24e40661.html |access-date=September 30, 2021 |newspaper=The Bakersfield Californian |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921003731/https://www.bakersfield.com/sports/bvarsity/liberty-graduate-leads-utah-state-to-blowout-bowl-win/article_33acd7ae-00c2-11e9-91a4-9bcb24e40661.html |url-status=live }} His team finished the season with an 11–2 record and ranked No. 22 on the AP poll.{{Cite web |title=2018 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/utah-state/2018-schedule.html |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=Sports-Reference.com |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226155422/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/utah-state/2018-schedule.html |url-status=live }} Following his sophomore season, he was expected to be a future NFL first-round draft pick.{{Cite news |last=Shpigel |first=Ben |date=April 22, 2020 |title=Who Is Jordan Love? A High-Risk, High-Reward Quarterback |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/jordan-love.html |access-date=May 25, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525053102/https://www.nytimes.com/article/jordan-love.html |url-status=live }}

In 2019, Love returned to Utah State under a new head coach and offensive coordinator. Many teammates from his previous season had graduated, including four starters on the offensive line.{{Cite web |last=McAtee |first=Riley |date=April 24, 2020 |title=The Packers Shocked the World—and Likely Aaron Rodgers—by Drafting Jordan Love |url=https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2020/4/24/21234048/green-bay-packers-draft-jordan-love-quarterback-aaron-rodgers |access-date=May 25, 2021 |website=TheRinger.com |archive-date=February 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205052759/https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2020/4/24/21234048/green-bay-packers-draft-jordan-love-quarterback-aaron-rodgers |url-status=live }} Love again started all 13 games, completing 293 of 473 passes for 3,402 yards with 20 touchdowns and a career-high 17 interceptions. His team slid to a 7–6 record with the changes to the roster and coaching staff.{{Cite web |title=2019 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/utah-state/2019-schedule.html |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=Sports-Reference.com |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226155443/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/utah-state/2019-schedule.html |url-status=live }} Following the end of the 2019 season, Love announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2020 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Bonagura |first=Kyle |date=December 10, 2019 |title=Utah State QB Jordan Love declares for NFL draft |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/28270139/utah-state-qb-jordan-love-declares-nfl-draft.html. |access-date=December 10, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211034340/https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/28270139/utah-state-qb-jordan-love-declares-nfl-draft.html. |url-status=live }} He completed his college career passing for 8,600 yards, throwing 60 touchdowns against 29 interceptions and rushing for an additional 403 yards and 9 touchdowns.{{Cite web | url = https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jordan-love-2.html | website = Sports-Reference.com | title = Jordan Love College Stats | access-date = August 20, 2023 | archive-date = April 12, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230412212314/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jordan-love-2.html | url-status = live }}

Love participated in the NFL Scouting Combine prior to the NFL draft.{{Cite web | url = https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2020-nfl-combine-jordan-love-the-big-winner-as-quarterbacks-weigh-in-and-get-measured/ | title = 2020 NFL combine: Jordan Love the big winner as quarterbacks weigh in and get measured | last = Trapasso | first = Chris | date = February 24, 2020 | access-date = September 1, 2023 | website = CBSSports.com | archive-date = June 3, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230603024514/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2020-nfl-combine-jordan-love-the-big-winner-as-quarterbacks-weigh-in-and-get-measured/ | url-status = live }} NFL.com graded him as the fifth best quarterback in the Combine and projected that he would eventually become a starting quarterback in the NFL. Analyst Lance Zierlein noted in his assessment of Love that "he has the arm to stick throws into tight windows but needs better eye discipline and anticipation to keep windows open. His size, mobility and arm talent combined with his 2018 flashes could be a winning hand that leads a team into the future or a siren's song of erratic play and unfulfilled potential". Love's measurements and performance at the Scouting Combine were praised and increased interest in him as a high draft pick.{{Cite web | url = https://kslsports.com/429429/jordan-love-rising-up-draft-boards-after-great-nfl-combine-performance/ | website = KSLSports.com | title = Jordan Love Rising Up Draft Boards After Great NFL Combine Performance | date = February 28, 2020 | access-date = September 1, 2023 | last = Allen | first = Trevor | archive-date = August 16, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220816135656/https://kslsports.com/429429/jordan-love-rising-up-draft-boards-after-great-nfl-combine-performance/ | url-status = live }}

After trading up with the Miami Dolphins, the Green Bay Packers drafted Love in the first round (26th pick) in the 2020 draft, making him the first player from a Group of Five conference to be chosen in that draft.{{Cite web |title=2020 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/draft.htm |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=May 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519110924/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/draft.htm |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=April 23, 2020 |title=2020 NFL Draft: Packers select Utah State QB Jordan Love in first round, No. 26 overall |url=https://www.packers.com/news/2020-nfl-draft-packers-select-utah-state-qb-jordan-love-in-first-round-no-26-ove |access-date=April 23, 2020 |website=Packers.com |archive-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428084609/https://www.packers.com/news/2020-nfl-draft-packers-select-utah-state-qb-jordan-love-in-first-round-no-26-ove |url-status=live }} The move shocked draft analysts and the news media. The Packers already had an MVP quarterback in Aaron Rodgers. On July 1, 2020, Love signed his rookie four-year, fully guaranteed contract worth over $12.3 million with a signing bonus of over $6.5 million. It was the first time the 26th pick in the draft received a fully guaranteed contract since the rookie pay scale was changed.{{Cite web |last=Shook |first=Nick |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Packers sign QB Jordan Love to fully guaranteed rookie deal |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-sign-qb-jordan-love-to-fully-guaranteed-rookie-deal |access-date=July 1, 2020 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701220135/https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-sign-qb-jordan-love-to-fully-guaranteed-rookie-deal |url-status=live }}

File:NFL 2021 - Week 7 - Washington vs. Packers JMG 0843 (51631294451) Crop.jpg (#12) was the starting quarterback for the first three years of Love's (#10) career (both pictured during a 2021 game)|alt=Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love and another Packers player jogging on a football field in their uniforms during a game]]

At the beginning of the 2020 NFL season, the Packers listed Love as the third quarterback on the depth chart, behind Rodgers and third year quarterback Tim Boyle.{{Cite web |last=Ireland |first=Kyle |date=September 11, 2020 |title=Green Bay Packers List Former Aggie Jordan Love As No. 3 Quarterback On Depth Chart |url=https://kslsports.com/441745/green-bay-packers-list-former-aggie-jordan-love-as-no-3-quarterback-on-depth-chart/ |access-date=May 25, 2021 |website=KSLSports.com |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525053103/https://kslsports.com/441745/green-bay-packers-list-former-aggie-jordan-love-as-no-3-quarterback-on-depth-chart/ |url-status=live }} Love was inactive for every game of the 2020 season, both regular season and the postseason.{{Cite web |last=Demovsky |first=Rob |date=May 24, 2021 |title=Source: QB Aaron Rodgers not at Green Bay Packers OTAs |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31503685/source-qb-aaron-rodgers-not-green-bay-packers-otas |access-date=May 24, 2021 |website=ESPN.com |archive-date=May 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524153054/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31503685/source-qb-aaron-rodgers-not-green-bay-packers-otas |url-status=live }} The Packers finished the 2020 season 13–3, earning the number one seed in the NFC.{{Cite magazine | url = https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/gameday/packers-get-no-1-seed-heres-why-it-matters | magazine = Sports Illustrated | title = Packers Get No. 1 Seed; Here's Why It Matters | date = January 4, 2021 | access-date = September 1, 2023 | last = Huber | first = Bill |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230901222539/https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/gameday/packers-get-no-1-seed-heres-why-it-matters | archive-date = September 1, 2023 | url-status = live}} They went on to lose to the eventual Super Bowl champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game.{{Cite web | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/index.htm | website = Pro-Football-Reference.com | title = 2020 NFL Standings & Team Stats | access-date = September 1, 2023 | archive-date = November 15, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211115190600/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/index.htm | url-status = live }}

With Boyle signing a contract with the Detroit Lions,{{Cite magazine | url = https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/11/21/tim-boyle-lions-starter-five-things-to-k | magazine = SI.com | title = Five Things to Know About Lions Starting Quarterback Tim Boyle | date = November 21, 2021 | access-date = October 30, 2023 | last = Pickman | first = Ben | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211121204746/https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/11/21/tim-boyle-lions-starter-five-things-to-k | archive-date = November 21, 2021}} the Packers made Love their second string quarterback behind Rodgers to start the 2021 NFL season.{{Cite news | url = https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-nfl-sports-kansas-city-chiefs-health-0b35383e6fc3b86b681a237d638b5ecc | newspaper = Associated Press | title = Packers' Jordan Love prepared to step in for absent Rodgers | date = November 5, 2021 | access-date = September 1, 2023 | archive-date = June 9, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230609155728/https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-nfl-sports-kansas-city-chiefs-health-0b35383e6fc3b86b681a237d638b5ecc | url-status = live }} After playing twice in the preseason,{{Cite web | url = https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/jordan-love-player-stats?category=passing&seasonType=pre | website = FoxSports.com | access-date = September 1, 2023 | title = Jordan Love Preseason Passing Stats | archive-date = September 1, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230901221935/https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/jordan-love-player-stats?category=passing&seasonType=pre | url-status = live }} Love made his NFL regular season debut in the fourth quarter of a 38–3 loss to the New Orleans Saints on September 12, 2021, in relief of Rodgers.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Michael David |date=September 12, 2021 |title=Packers pull Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love makes his debut as Saints obliterate Packers |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/09/12/packers-pull-aaron-rodgers-jordan-love-makes-his-debut-as-saints-obliterate-packers/ |access-date=September 12, 2021 |website=NBCSports.com |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912233310/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/09/12/packers-pull-aaron-rodgers-jordan-love-makes-his-debut-as-saints-obliterate-packers/ |url-status=live }} He completed six of eight passes but also lost a fumble.{{Cite web |last=Benjamin |first=Cody |date=September 12, 2021 |title=Packers bench Aaron Rodgers for Jordan Love as Jameis Winston torches Green Bay in Week 1 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/packers-bench-aaron-rodgers-for-jordan-love-as-jameis-winston-torches-green-bay-in-week-1/ |access-date=September 13, 2021 |website=CBSSports.com |archive-date=September 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913012242/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/packers-bench-aaron-rodgers-for-jordan-love-as-jameis-winston-torches-green-bay-in-week-1/ |url-status=live }} Love made his first NFL start on November 7, 2021, against the Kansas City Chiefs, replacing Rodgers, who had tested positive for COVID-19 four days earlier and was ineligible to play.{{Cite web |last=Shook |first=Nick |date=November 3, 221 |title=Packers QB Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19, will not play in Week 9 against the Kansas City Chiefs |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-qb-aaron-rodgers-tests-positive-for-covid-19-will-not-play-in-week-9-ver |access-date=November 3, 2021 |website=NFL.com |archive-date=November 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103152721/https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-qb-aaron-rodgers-tests-positive-for-covid-19-will-not-play-in-week-9-ver |url-status=live }} Love completed 19 of 34 passes for 190 yards, threw one interception, and completed his first NFL touchdown pass to Allen Lazard during a 13–7 loss.{{cite web |last1=Schwab |first1=Frank |title=Without Aaron Rodgers, Packers and Jordan Love manage just one TD in loss to Chiefs |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/without-aaron-rodgers-packers-and-jordan-love-manage-just-one-td-in-loss-to-chiefs-003446535.html |website=Yahoo.com |access-date=November 7, 2021 |date=November 7, 2021 |archive-date=November 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108004049/https://sports.yahoo.com/without-aaron-rodgers-packers-and-jordan-love-manage-just-one-td-in-loss-to-chiefs-003446535.html |url-status=live }} With the Packers already securing their spot in the playoffs, Love relieved Rodgers in the second half of the last game of the year against the Lions, where he completed 10 of 17 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown, and ran for a two-point conversion, but also threw two late interceptions as the Packers lost 37–30.{{Cite web | url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401326589 | website = ESPN.com | title = Rodgers fine, sits 2nd half, top seed Packers lose to Lions | date = January 9, 2022 | access-date = September 1, 2023 | agency = Associated Press | archive-date = May 16, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230516081815/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401326589 | url-status = live }}{{Cite web | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202201090det.htm | website = Pro-Football-Reference.com | access-date = September 1, 2023 | title = Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – January 9th, 2022 | archive-date = January 16, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230116083905/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202201090det.htm | url-status = live }} The Packers finished the season 13–4, losing to the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round of the playoffs.{{Cite web | url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401326631 | website = ESPN.com | title = Gould's FG on final play gives 49ers 13–10 upset of Packers | date = January 23, 2022 | access-date = September 1, 2023 | agency = Associated Press | archive-date = May 16, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230516081848/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401326631 | url-status = live }}

Love was again the second string quarterback behind Rodgers for the 2022 NFL season.{{Cite web | url = https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/heres-why-packers-should-consider-starting-jordan-love-over-aaron-rodgers-for-remainder-of-2022-nfl-season/ | website = CBSSports.com | title = Here's why Packers should consider starting Jordan Love over Aaron Rodgers for remainder of 2022 NFL season | date = November 28, 2022 | access-date = September 1, 2023 | last = Benjamin | first = Cody | archive-date = December 3, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221203145537/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/heres-why-packers-should-consider-starting-jordan-love-over-aaron-rodgers-for-remainder-of-2022-nfl-season/ | url-status = live }} He saw limited action in two early season losses and one late season victory.{{Cite web | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LoveJo03/gamelog/2022/ | title = Jordan Love 2022 Game Log | website = Pro-Football-Reference.com | access-date = September 1, 2023 | archive-date = August 18, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230818212948/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LoveJo03/gamelog/2022/ | url-status = live }} During another late season game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Love replaced an injured Rodgers, completing six of nine passes for 113 yards, with a long touchdown pass to Christian Watson to bring the Packers within one touchdown of tying the game.{{Cite magazine | url = https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/03/28/jordan-love-packers-aaron-rodgers-trade-to-jets | magazine = Sports Illustrated | date = March 28, 2023 | access-date = September 1, 2023 | title = Jordan Love's 10 Snaps Against the Eagles Showed Packers He Was Ready to Replace Aaron Rodgers | last = Manzano | first = Gilberto | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230418020523/https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/03/28/jordan-love-packers-aaron-rodgers-trade-to-jets | archive-date = April 18, 2023 | url-status = live }} Love finished the game with a 146.8 passer rating but was unable to complete the comeback, with the Packers losing 40–33.{{Cite web | url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/robreischel/2023/07/09/green-bay-packers-by-position-replacing-a-hall-of-fame-quarterback-has-been-a-tall-task/?sh=2b1bb9ba1b0e | website = Forbes.com | date = July 9, 2023 | title = Green Bay Packers By Position: Replacing A Hall Of Fame Quarterback Has Been A Tall Task | last = Reischel | first = Rob | access-date = September 2, 2023 | archive-date = September 2, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230902135837/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertag&topUrl=www.forbes.com | url-status = live }} The Packers finished the year 8–9, missing the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.{{Cite web | url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401437952 | website = ESPN.com | title = Rodgers, Packers lose 20–16 to Lions, miss playoffs | agency = Associated Press | date = January 8, 2023 | access-date = September 1, 2023 | archive-date = May 16, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230516082710/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401437952 | url-status = live }}

During the offseason, there was much speculation from the national media that Rodgers would retire or be traded.{{Cite news | url = https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2023/04/24/aaron-rodgers-trade-green-bay-packers-new-york-jets-timeline-offseason-nfl-draft/70141137007/ | newspaper = Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | last = Radcliffe | first = JR | date = April 24, 2023 | access-date = September 1, 2023 | title = Aaron Rodgers wants to play for the Jets, but he's still on the Packers roster. Will he finally be traded during 2023 NFL Draft? | archive-date = April 24, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230424165927/https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2023/04/24/aaron-rodgers-trade-green-bay-packers-new-york-jets-timeline-offseason-nfl-draft/70141137007/ | url-status = live }} After Rodgers announced his intention to play in the 2023 NFL season for the New York Jets, the Packers completed a trade sending Rodgers to New York for draft picks.{{Cite web | url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/36282465/sources-packers-trade-aaron-rodgers-jets-multiple-picks | website = ESPN.com | title = Sources: Packers trade Aaron Rodgers to Jets for multiple picks | date = April 24, 2023 | access-date = September 1, 2023 | last1 = Cimini | first1 = Rich | last2 = Demovsky | first2 = Rob | archive-date = April 25, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230425001739/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/36282465/sources-packers-trade-aaron-rodgers-jets-multiple-picks | url-status = live }} In doing so, the Packers also named Love the starting quarterback for the 2023 season.{{Cite web | url = https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/jordan-love-is-the-packers-starting-qb-heres-why-hes-playing-every-preseason-game | website = FoxSports.com | title = Jordan Love is the Packers' starting QB. Here's why he's playing every preseason game | date = August 24, 2023 | access-date = September 1, 2023 | last = Vitali | first = Carmen | archive-date = August 28, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230828152256/https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/jordan-love-is-the-packers-starting-qb-heres-why-hes-playing-every-preseason-game | url-status = live }} In lieu of exercising his fifth-year option, he signed an incentive-laden one-year contract extension worth up to $22.5 million, covering the 2024 season.{{Cite web |last=Schneidman |first=Matt |date=May 2, 2023 |title=Packers, QB Jordan Love agree to one-year extension through 2024, source says: What this means for Green Bay |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4477976/2023/05/02/jordan-love-contract-packers/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509150901/https://theathletic.com/4477976/2023/05/02/jordan-love-contract-packers/ |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |access-date=September 1, 2023 |website=TheAthletic.com}}

In Love's first start of the 2023 season, he threw for 245 yards and three touchdown passes, as the Packers beat the Chicago Bears 38–20.{{Cite web | url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547407 | website = ESPN.com | agency = Associated Press | date = September 10, 2023 | access-date = September 10, 2023 | title = Jordan Love delivers in opener, throws 3 TD passes as Packers beat Bears 38–20 | archive-date = September 11, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230911152358/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401547407 | url-status = live }} With that start, Love became only the third different quarterback to start Week 1 for the Packers since 1993, after Brett Favre and Rodgers.{{Cite web | url = https://www.cbs58.com/news/love-excited-for-week-1-start-as-qb1 | website = CBS58.com | title = Love excited for Week 1 start as Packers QB1 | last = Joshua | first = Darius | date = September 6, 2023 | access-date = September 20, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230908022510/https://www.cbs58.com/news/love-excited-for-week-1-start-as-qb1 | archive-date = September 8, 2023 | url-status = live }} Two weeks later, Love completed his first come-from-behind victory with a 18–17 win over the Saints, after the Packers trailed by a score of 17–0 in the fourth quarter.{{Cite web |last=Owens |first=Jason |date=September 24, 2023 |title=Jordan Love rallies Packers from 17–0 4th-quarter hole vs. Saints in stunning home debut at Lambeau Field |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/jordan-love-rallies-packers-from-17-0-4th-quarter-hole-vs-saints-in-stunning-home-debut-at-lambeau-field-200935439.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925004448/https://sports.yahoo.com/jordan-love-rallies-packers-from-17-0-4th-quarter-hole-vs-saints-in-stunning-home-debut-at-lambeau-field-200935439.html |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |access-date=September 25, 2023 |website=Yahoo.com}} In Week 11 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Love threw for over 300 yards in a game for the first time in his career, leading the Packers to a 23–20 victory.{{Cite web | url = https://www.wkow.com/sports/packers-defeat-chargers-in-back-and-forth-battle-love-throws-for-more-than-300-yards/article_a6ce1a8c-871c-11ee-a987-3ba4e4018069.html | website = wkow.com | title = Packers defeat Chargers in back-and-forth battle; Love throws for more than 300 yards for first time in his career | last = Gamble | first = Luke | date = November 19, 2023 | access-date = November 19, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231119225533/https://www.wkow.com/sports/packers-defeat-chargers-in-back-and-forth-battle-love-throws-for-more-than-300-yards/article_a6ce1a8c-871c-11ee-a987-3ba4e4018069.html | archive-date = November 19, 2023 | url-status = live}} The next week, in Love's first start during a Thanksgiving Day game, he threw for 268 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Packers to a 29–22 upset victory over the Lions.{{Cite magazine | title = Report Card: Grades From Packers' Victory Over Lions | url = https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/gameday/report-card-grades-for-packers-29-22-win-in-detroit | last = Westendorf | first = Jacob | date = November 24, 2023 | access-date = November 26, 2023 | magazine = Sports Illustrated | archive-date = November 24, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231124065549/https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/gameday/report-card-grades-for-packers-29-22-win-in-detroit | url-status = live }} In the penultimate game of the season, the Packers secured a victory against the Minnesota Vikings, bringing their record to 8–8. A victory in the last game of the season at home against the Bears would guarantee a berth into the playoffs.{{Cite web | url = https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/sunday-night-football-jordan-love-throws-three-tds-packers-beat-vikings-33-10 | website = NBCSports.com | title = Sunday Night Football: Jordan Love throws three TDs, Packers beat Vikings 33–10 | last = Simmons | first = Myles | date = December 31, 2023 | access-date = January 7, 2024 | archive-date = January 2, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240102075053/https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/sunday-night-football-jordan-love-throws-three-tds-packers-beat-vikings-33-10 | url-status = live }} Love led the Packers to a 17–9 victory by passing for 316 yards and two touchdown passes, finishing off his first season as the Packers' starting quarterback with 4,159 passing yards, 32 touchdown passes against 11 interceptions, and completing 64.2% of his passes.{{Cite web | url = https://sports.yahoo.com/jordan-love-powers-packers-past-bears-into-playoffs-seahawks-saints-eliminated-000132998.html | website = Yahoo.com | title = Jordan Love powers Packers past Bears into playoffs; Seahawks, Saints eliminated | last = Owens | first = Jason | date = January 7, 2024 | access-date = January 8, 2024 | archive-date = January 8, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240108001552/https://sports.yahoo.com/jordan-love-powers-packers-past-bears-into-playoffs-seahawks-saints-eliminated-000132998.html | url-status = live }} In his playoff debut against the No. 2 seeded Dallas Cowboys, Love threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns, finishing the game with a near-perfect passer rating of 157.2. With this performance, the Packers became the first No. 7 seed to win a playoff game, winning 48–32.{{cite web |last1=Schwab |first1=Frank |title=Jordan Love leads Packers upset, sends Cowboys into a long, miserable offseason |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/jordan-love-leads-packers-upset-sends-cowboys-into-a-long-miserable-offseason-005025675.html |website=Yahoo Sports |date=January 15, 2024 |access-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115015027/https://sports.yahoo.com/jordan-love-leads-packers-upset-sends-cowboys-into-a-long-miserable-offseason-005025675.html |url-status=live }} Against the top-seeded 49ers, Love completed 21-of-34 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns, but threw two interceptions, one of which was a game-sealing pick as the Packers lost 24–21.{{Cite web |last=Kownack |first=Bobby |date=January 21, 2024 |title=Packers' Matt LaFleur after Jordan Love's two-interception outing vs. 49ers: 'This one's gonna hurt him' |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-matt-lafleur-after-jordan-love-s-two-interception-outing-vs-49ers-this-one-s-gonna-hurt-him |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121070100/https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-matt-lafleur-after-jordan-love-s-two-interception-outing-vs-49ers-this-one-s-gonna-hurt-him |archive-date=January 21, 2024 |access-date=January 21, 2024 |website=NFL.com}} He was ranked 34th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024.{{Cite web |title=2024 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2024-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=September 23, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=September 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924170605/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2024-nfl-top-100.htm |url-status=live }}

In July 2024, Love signed a new $220 million, four-year extension with the Packers; at an average of $55 million a year, which tied him for the highest average annual value at the time of the signing. The deal included a $75 million signing bonus and $155 million in guaranteed money.{{Cite news | url = https://www.reuters.com/sports/its-official-packers-qb-jordan-love-signs-record-extension-2024-07-27/ | title = It's official: Packers QB Jordan Love signs record extension | date = July 27, 2024 | access-date = August 2, 2024 | newspaper = Reuters | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240802150607/https://www.reuters.com/sports/its-official-packers-qb-jordan-love-signs-record-extension-2024-07-27/ | archive-date = August 2, 2024 | url-status = live}} The Packers opened the 2024 NFL season against the Eagles in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which marked the NFL's first game in that country.{{Cite web | url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/09/06/eagles-packers-score-how-watch-predictions-brazil/75097727007/ | website = USAToday.com | title = Eagles extinguish Packers in Brazil: Highlights, final stats and more | date = September 6, 2024 | access-date = September 9, 2024 | last1 = Davis | first1 = Nate | last2 = Dragon | first2 = Tyler | last3 = Middlehurst-Schwartz | first3 = Michael | archive-date = September 7, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240907224549/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/09/06/eagles-packers-score-how-watch-predictions-brazil/75097727007/ | url-status = live }} Love completed 17 of 34 passes for 260 yards, two touchdowns and one interception as the Packers lost 34–29. Love suffered an MCL sprain with 15 seconds to play in the fourth quarter.{{cite web | last = DeArdo | first = Bryan | title = Jordan Love injury update: Packers QB to miss at least a few weeks after spraining MCL in loss to Eagles | url = https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jordan-love-injury-update-packers-qb-to-miss-at-least-a-few-weeks-after-spraining-mcl-in-loss-to-eagles/ | website = CBSSports.com | access-date = September 7, 2024 | date = September 8, 2024 | archive-date = September 9, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240909152804/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jordan-love-injury-update-packers-qb-to-miss-at-least-a-few-weeks-after-spraining-mcl-in-loss-to-eagles/ | url-status = live }} Backup Malik Willis played in his absence for two games, and Love returned ahead of a Week 4 matchup against the Vikings. He completed 32 passes for a career high 389 yards while also throwing four touchdowns and three interceptions as the Packers lost 31–29.{{Cite web | url = https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-qb-jordan-love-on-return-from-knee-injury-it-s-definitely-something-that-s-there | website = NFL.com | last = Patra | first = Kevin | date = September 30, 2024 | access-date = October 4, 2024 | title = Packers QB Jordan Love on return from knee injury: 'It's definitely something that's there' }} Love continued to struggle in the early part of the season, throwing at least one interception in his first eight games of the season. However, he finished the last seven games of the regular season without throwing an interception. The Packers secured a playoff berth, although they lost their last two games of the regular season, including a loss to the Bears that ensured the Packers would be the last seed in the playoffs.{{Cite news | url = https://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2025/01/05/bears-top-packers-24-22-green-bay-is-seventh-seed-in-nfc-playoffs/77440878007/ | newspaper = Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | title = Packers are seventh seed in NFC playoffs as last-second field goal gives Bears a 24-22 victory | last = Wood | first = Ryan | date = January 5, 2025 | access-date = January 14, 2025 }} Love was injured during the Bears game, but returned the next week for the Wild Card match-up against the Eagles. Love again struggled, throwing three interceptions in a 22–10 loss that ended the Packers' season.{{Cite web | url = https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-offense-melts-down-behind-jordan-love-s-three-interceptions-in-playoff-loss-to-eagles | website = NFL.com | title = Packers offense melts down behind Jordan Love's three interceptions in playoff loss to Eagles | last = Edholm | first = Eric | date = January 12, 2025 | access-date = January 14, 2024 | archive-date = January 13, 2025 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250113042844/https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-offense-melts-down-behind-jordan-love-s-three-interceptions-in-playoff-loss-to-eagles | url-status = live }}

In late 2019, Love and two of his college football teammates were cited for possession of marijuana. The charges were later dropped, with prosecutors citing a lack of evidence for the dismissal.{{Cite news | url = https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/1/23/21078741/jordan-love-marijuana-charges-dropped-utah-state-usu-football-drugs-logan | date = January 23, 2020 | access-date = August 22, 2023 | title = Pot charges dropped for USU's Jordan Love; case more smoke than fire, attorneys say | last = Know | first = Annie | newspaper = Deseret News | archive-date = August 22, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230822182011/https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/1/23/21078741/jordan-love-marijuana-charges-dropped-utah-state-usu-football-drugs-logan | url-status = live }} Love started dating professional volleyball player Ronika Stone in 2020; Stone has a connection to professional football, with her father Ron Stone playing in the NFL for 12 seasons.{{Cite web |last=Sager |first=Jessica |date=2023-10-07 |title=Who Is Jordan Love's Fiancée? All About Ronika Stone |url=https://people.com/who-is-ronika-stone-jordan-love-8347491 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214093357/https://people.com/who-is-ronika-stone-jordan-love-8347491 |archive-date=February 14, 2025 |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=People.com}}{{Cite news | url = https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2024/01/08/jordan-love-girlfriend-ronika-stone-amazing-tiktok-green-bay-packers-win-youngest-team-playoffs/72152812007/ | newspaper = Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel | url-access = subscription | access-date = January 9, 2024 | title = Jordan Love's girlfriend, Ronika Stone, pulls out the receipts of people bashing the Packers quarterback during his career in amazing TikTok | date = January 8, 2024 | last = Kuhagen | first = Christopher | archive-date = June 24, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240624165313/https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2024/01/08/jordan-love-girlfriend-ronika-stone-amazing-tiktok-green-bay-packers-win-youngest-team-playoffs/72152812007/ | url-status = live }} Love and Stone announced their engagement in June 2024 and got married in June 2025.{{Cite news | url = https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024/06/23/jordan-love-engaged-ronika-stone/ | newspaper = Deseret News | title = Jordan Love's love story just entered a new chapter | date = June 23, 2024 | access-date = June 24, 2024 | last = Dallas | first = Kelsey | archive-date = June 24, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240624165424/https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024/06/23/jordan-love-engaged-ronika-stone/ | url-status = live }}{{Cite web | date = June 30, 2025| title = Packers QB Jordan Love marries Ronika Stone | url = https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45620516/green-bay-packers-quarterback-jordan-love-marries-ronika-stone | access-date = July 1, 2025 | website = ESPN.com }}

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