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The Green Bay Packers made a very peculiar decision in the first round of the NFL Draft last Thursday, trading up to take Utah State quarterback Jordan Love with the 26th overall pick. That creates a rather awkward situation with Aaron Rodgers, who we can all safely assume was hoping the Packers would draft a […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was likely hoping to get a player in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft that would help him lead his squad to the Super Bowl in the upcoming season. Instead, he got his heir apparent in Utah State quarterback Jordan Love. Not only did the Packers select […]

The Green Bay Packers were one of the biggest stories of the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft as the franchise traded up to select quarterback Jordan Love with the 26th overall pick. The issue? Aaron Rodgers is still in town. Despite the team’s insistence that they view Love as the signal-caller of the […]

The Green Bay Packers surprisingly traded up to select Jordan Love with the No. 26 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, prompting many to believe he’s the eventual replacement for Aaron Rodgers. In response to the decision to draft Love, Matt LaFleur exclaimed that Rodgers will decide when his career ends in Green Bay. When […]

The Green Bay Packers’ decision to draft Utah State quarterback Jordan Love was arguably the most shocking decision of the 2020 NFL Draft. While it is true Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be 37 later this year, the Packers are coming off an NFC Championship berth despite the fact they had limited receiving options for […]

The 2020 NFL draft is complete, and like the first couple of days, there were some big surprises. There were some players drafted in the fifth round that some thought would only get a look as an undrafted free agent. There were players who fell down boards, and there were some teams who passed up […]

The Green Bay Packers had possibly the biggest head-scratching move of the entire 2020 NFL Draft. In the first round, they traded their 30th overall pick and a fourth round pick (136th overall) to the Miami Dolphins for the 26th overall pick. With that pick, they did not select a wide receiver to help Aaron […]

The 2020 NFL Draft is officially over, which means we can start analyzing each team’s weekend. It’s always fun to try and determine who had the best drafts, and who fell flat on their face. So today, we’re going to try to decide who the five biggest losers of the 2020 NFL Draft were. Just […]

The 2020 NFL Draft is officially over. And the Green Bay Packers did not take a wide receiver despite many considering that one of their biggest positions of need. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, Green Bay’s general manager, Brian Gutekunst, explained why the team skipped out on drafting a wide receiver. Demovsky wrote, “So, in […]

Continuing a trend of largely confusing, yet future-oriented selections, the Green Bay Packers reached and selected tight end Josiah Deguara from Cincinnati. Looked at as a project player that could eventually become an H-back / tight end dual-purpose guy, Deguara fits into an interesting situation for head coach Matt LaFleur and his offensive scheme. LaFleur […]

The Green Bay Packers shocked a lot of people when they selected Jordan Love in the first round. Peter King of NBC Sports thinks that starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers is upset with the team for selecting the Utah State standout. King made an appearance on WEEI’s Dale and Keefe show to talk about all things […]

The Green Bay Packers shocked a lot of people when they selected former Boston College standout AJ Dillon with the 62nd pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. The Packers still have Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams on the squad, so where Dillon will fit in on the team is still to […]

The Green Bay Packers still have Aaron Rodgers under center but Matt LaFleur wants to become a run-first team. The Packers went quarterback, running back, and tight end with their first three picks. When general manager Brian Gutekunst was asked about the thought process, he said LaFleur wants to be run first, having the passing […]

When the Green Bay Packers selected Utah State quarterback Jordan Love in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, people wondered how Aaron Rodgers would take it. But apparently, Rodgers has already tried to make Love feel comfortable. “I was able to talk with him earlier,” Love told Maria Taylor of ABC […]

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the 2020 NFL Draft’s first round was the Green Bay Packers trading up to select Utah State quarterback Jordan Love, possibly as the future successor to Aaron Rodgers. On Friday, Love discussed his first conversation with Rodgers after becoming a Packer, per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. Jordan Love told @MariaTaylor on […]

Fifteen years ago, to the day, the Green Bay Packers selected University of California quarterback Aaron Rodgers with the 24th selection, after the former Golden Bear signal caller made a majestic fall through the draft. Even though Rodgers was projected to go first overall and was vying with Utah QB Alex Smith for the right […]

Heading into the 2020 NFL draft all the talk was about all the trades that could happen during the first round. It took a while for the first trade to happen, but four did end up happening. Let’s break down the four trades, and the grade for each team involved. Follow the rest of the […]

As always, the first round of the NFL Draft was entertaining from start to finish. Even though the first two picks were as obvious as they can get, Round 1 had plenty of twists and turns. Here are the 10 biggest surprises. 1. No trades in the top 10 This year was the first since […]

The Green Bay Packers made one of the most shocking moves in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. While many thought they would end up pursuing a wide receiver with the pick, the Packers had other plans. Instead of taking a wideout like Clemson star Tee Higgins, the Packers chose to trade up […]

The Green Bay Packers surprised a lot of people with their move in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. They traded their 30th overall pick (and pick 136) to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for the 26th overall pick. With that pick, they selected quarterback Jordan Love out of Utah State. There’s a […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 65 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 65 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 65 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan discuss their immediate takeaways from the first […]

15 years ago, the Green Bay Packers selected Aaron Rodgers in the first round of the NFL Draft. Rodgers remembered this moment on social media. And as B/R Gridiron pointed out, Favre had some fun with the post. He used it as a chance to joke about how the situation went down in Green Bay. […]

The Green Bay Packers opted to make a splash by moving up to take Utah State quarterback Jordan Love with the 26th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. It seems even his new teammates are well aware of the reaction this will spark in quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Rather than bring in some potential help […]

Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer thinks Aaron Rodgers should just retire after the Green Bay Packers selected Jordan Love with their first-round pick. Speaking after the Vikings finished up their first-round draft, Zimmer was asked about the Packers drafting a quarterback. Zimmer has joked before about Rodgers retiring so he doesn’t have to gameplan against […]

The Green Bay Packers shocked a lot of people by trading up to select Jordan Love — when they still have Aaron Rodgers on the team. Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst said he hasn’t reached out to Rodgers yet, but with the way the draft board fell, he felt there was no other way to […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers looks like his future is going to include some mentoring. But one former player claims that is something he is “miserable” at. The Packers traded up to select former Utah State standout Jordan Love with the 26th pick of the 2020 NFL draft — which means Rodgers is expected […]

The Green Bay Packers shocked almost everyone by selecting Jordan Love with the 26th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. The Green Bay Packers moved up t0 the 26th pick to select someone who looks like he will be Aaron Rodgers replacement at some point. The Packers are looking ahead to their future, but by […]

Jordan Love became a central story on Thursday night. Aaron Rodgers was looking forward to the Green Bay Packers’ selection in the 2020 NFL Draft so much that he could not hold his excitement. “We haven’t picked a skill player in the first round in 15 years, so that would be kind of cool,” said […]

Quarterback Jordan Love was selected 26th overall in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. In an interview, he spoke briefly on his road to the NFL and what he expects playing alongside star Aaron Rodgers. The Utah State standout revealed that he had several talks with the Packers coaching staff prior. On […]

The Green Bay Packers have selected former Utah State Aggies quarterback Jordan Love with the No. 26 overall pick in the NFL Draft after a trade with the Miami Dolphins. Coming out of high school, Love was only a three-star recruit according to 247 Sports. Love chose Utah State over offers from Eastern Washington, Northern Arizona, […]

NFL legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has apparently encouraged new Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady to change teams this offseason. “I spoke to Tom briefly at the Super Bowl,” Brett Favre said Wednesday on SiriusXM NFL Radio, via NBC Sports’ Pro Football Talk. “They did the Top 100 and […]

With the 2020 NFL Draft set to begin on Thursday night, the Green Bay Packers are going to be an intriguing team to keep an eye on. Brian Gutekunst has been aggressive in each of the last two drafts and that likely won’t change this year. If something comes up, the Packers won’t be scared […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers acquired tight end Rob Gronkowski in a blockbuster trade with the New England Patriots on Tuesday, which means that O.J. Howard could be on the block for an inquiring team like the Green Bay Packers. It seems hard to imagine the Buccaneers going into the season with Gronkowski, Howard and Cameron […]

The 2020 NFL Draft is just a few days away. It’s arguably the most exciting time of the year for fans of football. There is so much to unpack when it comes to the draft. Expect to see teams making trades for draft picks. There could also be some big name players sent away. Meanwhile, […]

The restrictions placed by the league in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have forced teams to take unprecedented action leading up to the 2020 NFL Draft. Regardless, this will not affect the Green Bay Packers approach. The Packers still have a number of voids left to fill this offseason. General manager Brian Gutekunst plans […]

When the Green Bay Packers hired the young, unproven Matt LaFleur to be their new head coach last offseason, Aaron Rodgers did not seem too thrilled about it. However, LaFleur’s first year at the helm for the Packers was a smashing success, as Green Bay won 13 games, captured the NFC North division title and […]

Aaron Rodgers has made jaw-dropping plays for the Green Bay Packers over the years, but there was one play in particular that caught the eye of Patrick Mahomes. While responding to a tweet from the official NFL account on Twitter, Mahomes was blown away by a throw that Rodgers made in 2014. The play took […]

Fourth overall selections in the NFL Draft normally are not cornerbacks, because that high up in the first round is commonly reserved for the likes of the offensive stars, like a superstar quarterback or a behemoth, road-grading offensive lineman. But Charles Woodson is no ordinary defensive back. The man that made college football sexy, the […]

The Green Bay Packers have a proud history and they have found a lot of success over the decades. They have had a lot of great draft picks in their history, but they have also had some that haven’t worked. Let’s break down the five biggest NFL draft busts in Green Bay Packers history. 5. […]