Jordan Love didn’t leave much room for interpretation when asked about preseason football on Tuesday.
The Green Bay Packers quarterback made it clear he’s not eager for extra exhibition snaps if they come with the risk of a hit. For Love, the priority is simple: stay healthy, keep preparing, and avoid the kind of unnecessary contact that can derail camp.
“No, I am ready to get out of the games, for sure. I have been in some preseason games where things happened. You may get hit, take a wrong hit, and now you are out for camp, like last year,” the Packers star remarked via NFL insider Dave Schroeder.
Love doubled down on that thinking after his brief preseason run against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“I was definitely glad to get in, get out, be healthy, not take any hits. That’s always the goal.”
That approach showed up in Green Bay’s 28-9 loss, where Love was on the field for only nine snaps. He completed three of five passes for 18 yards, got some work in, and avoided the kind of exposure he wants to steer clear of before the games start counting for real.
The caution makes sense given Love’s situation. Unlike Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre, who were far more durable as the Packers’ starters outside of Rodgers’ collarbone injuries, Love has finished a full season only once in his three years as Green Bay’s starting quarterback.
And he may already be done for the preseason.
After that nine-snap appearance, the Packers could decide to sit Love for the rest of their exhibition slate against the Denver Broncos and Arizona Cardinals. If that happens, his next game action would come in Week 1, when Green Bay heads to Minnesota to face the Vikings.
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