Micah Parsons didn’t exactly leave much room for debate when he sized up Jordan Love.
“I think Jordan is going to be a top 5 quarterback this year, and I think he is going to show the world how great he really can be,” Parsons said, per Bleacher Report.
That kind of praise carries weight coming from the defensive star, who is the anchor of Green Bay’s defensive line. Parsons is working back from an injury, but he is still expected to log plenty of snaps for the Packers this season.
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Love, meanwhile, is heading into a summer that has already brought plenty of attention his way. The Green Bay quarterback has been getting a lot of praise from both teammates and writers, and FOX Sports even put him in the mix as a possible MVP candidate for the 2026 campaign.
“Jordan Love’s MVP odds are far too low. The Packers are going to be in some shootouts, and based on what he showed in Denver on Friday night, he may have leveled up his game,” Steven Ruiz wrote for FOX Sports.
Love has also been talking about the work he’s putting in with head coach Matt LaFleur this offseason, stressing the way trust grows through repetition.
“Trust is something that's earned, and I think the more reps I have, the more time we have together, you just keep building,” Love said, per the team. “He'll give me more opportunities to show that I can go do the right stuff out there and make the right decisions, get us in the right plays, and it's something that if you keep doing the right stuff, he'll keep trusting you more and more.”
Green Bay reached the NFL Playoffs in the 2025 season before falling in a close postseason game to its rival, the Chicago Bears.
The Packers still have one preseason game left this summer, and it comes against the Arizona Cardinals on August 28.
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The jersey will make its debut on Oct. 11, 2026, when Green Bay faces the Bears in the NFLs oldest continuous rivalry game. It adds another layer to a matchup that already carries plenty of weight, even as Jordan Love has been spending his offseason focused on building trust with Matt LaFleur and keeping the Packers pointed in the right direction. [Read more 🡒]