The Packers’ choice of Jordan Love was such a colossal blunder that it turned into the worst pick in two drafts. It was the head-scratcher of 2020, and now it is the talk of 2021, with ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting that Aaron Rodgers wants out of Green Bay.
Pinning the Rodgers/Packers rift entirely on the Love pick is reductive. But picking another quarterback in the first round last year was the pivot point, and that was the decision that illustrates just how poorly the Packers have managed this situation. Rodgers registers every slight and he can be petty almost to the point of vindictive, but also: He is Aaron Rodgers.