Rodgers offered comments on the Love pick:
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/aaron-rodgers-says-hes-excited-to-work-with-jordan-love-doesnt-rule-out-ending-his-career-with-a-new-team/Rodgers, speaking to the media Friday afternoon, said that he is looking forward to working with Love, who the Packers traded up to select with the 26th overall pick.
"I think the initial reaction [to the Packers selecting Love] was surprise," Rodgers said, via the team's official website. "Not gonna say that I was thrilled by the pick, but I understand. The organization is not only thinking about the present but the future, and I respect that. I understand their focus and their mindset."
Rodgers, who is entering his 16th season with the Packers and his 13th season as the team's starting quarterback, said that had a "great conversation" with Love the day after he was drafted. Rodgers said that he hopes to develop a strong rapport for Love while citing previous working relationships with former Packers backup quarterbacks Matt Flynn and Brett Hundley, among others.
"I'm excited to work with him," Rodgers said of Love, the fourth quarterback taken in the draft behind Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert. "He seems like a really good kid with a really good head on his shoulders."
While he said that he would like to finish his career with the Packers, Rodgers said that that may be out of his control if he decides to play beyond his current contract, which is set to expire after the 2023 season.
"[The selection of Love] reinforces the adage that you can only control what you can control," Rodgers said. "Any great athlete, there's things that are out of my control. That's very important to me, but that's truly out of my control. What I can control is my play and make that decision, at any point, a hard one ... If there feels like a time where I feel like I can play at a high level, and my body feels great, there's been other great players that have gone onto play elsewhere."
One of those players was Favre, who finished his career with the Vikings after Rodgers replaced him as Green Bay's starter. Rodgers, however, isn't entirely worried about the end of his career. Instead, he is focused on what the Packers can do with their opportunity in 2020.
"I like where we're at," Rodgers said of the Packers' current roster. "What we accomplished last year was pretty amazing. I like where we're at. As always, we're expecting those young guys, those rookies, to make that big jump and play some big roles for us."
