Andy Reid can’t appear to recollect Jordan Love taking part in Chiefs: ‘Who’s that?’
Andy Reid was caught off-guard on a query about Jordan Love, and didn’t seem to right away recall who he’s.
On the NFL house owners assembly in Phoenix on Monday, the Chiefs head coach was requested concerning the presumed Packers beginning quarterback in 2023.
Love’s lone profession begin got here in a recreation in November 2021 in opposition to the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium, when Aaron Rodgers was out after testing positive for COVID-19.
“What did you consider Jordan Love in that quarter in that recreation that he performed in opposition to you two years in the past?” a reporter requested Reid.
“Who’s that?” Reid responded, and the reporter repeated the title Jordan Love.
Reid had a clean stare on his face and stated, “I’m making an attempt to recollect Jordan Love.”
Love accomplished 19 of his 34 passes for 190 yards, one landing and one interception in opposition to the Chiefs that day.
Reminded once more of Love’s begin in opposition to the Chiefs, Reid stated, “Oh yeah — from what I keep in mind, I believed he was good.”
The Packers traded as much as choose Love twenty sixth general within the 2020 NFL Draft, and he has spent the final three seasons backing up Rodgers.
With all indicators pointing to the Packers parting methods with Rodgers this offseason, it is going to be Love’s probability to justify that choice.
Rodgers has stated he intends to play for the Jets this coming season.
Whereas the Packers and Jets have been locked in a stalemate concerning a commerce of Rodgers, one other suitor for the quarterback has not emerged and it has usually felt like a query of when and never if Rodgers will change into a member of Gang Inexperienced.
The Packers are absolutely hoping that historical past repeats itself and that Love can succeed within the beginning job as Rodgers for greater than a decade after getting drafted twenty fourth general and spending three seasons as Brett Favre’s understudy.