Love said he was “excited” about Rodgers deciding to return to the field on the ‘Wilde & Tausch’ radio show. Ahead of his fifth season in the league, the 26-year-old is happy to know his predecessor will still be around for at least one more year.
“Yeah, I was excited for A-Rod,” Love said. “I don’t think I was too surprised; I feel like there were a lot of rumors going on throughout the whole offseason about him going to the Steelers. I was excited for him that he [will be] coming back and be playing. There were also rumors that he’s done, so just knowing that he’s going to keep playing, that’s pretty awesome.”
Nearly two decades before Rodgers passed the torch to Love, he was infamously in the exact same situation. The Packers took Rodgers late in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft but had him sit his first three seasons behind Brett Favre.
Rodgers’ signing with the Steelers allows him to return for his 21st professional season. After spending 18 years with Green Bay, Rodgers played his last two seasons for the New York Jets.