Jordan Love isn’t hiding how he feels about the Packers heading into training camp: he likes what he sees.
With the 2026 NFL season approaching, Green Bay is carrying real expectations. The Packers are being viewed as a legitimate Super Bowl contender in the NFC, and that kind of spotlight comes with pressure. After last season started with the team looking like a favorite and ended with injuries wrecking the year, plus a painful Wild Card collapse against the Chicago Bears after a 21-3 halftime lead disappeared, the margin for error is thin.
That pressure lands squarely on head coach Matt LaFleur and Love. There’s no question about Love’s place as the long-term answer in Green Bay, but the next step is the one everyone is watching. The 27-year-old is being asked to move from good to great, from star to superstar.
His 2025 season was solid, but not quite the leap the Packers need. In 15 games, Love completed 66.3 percent of his passes for 3,381 yards, 23 touchdowns, and six interceptions. For Green Bay to truly play like a championship team, those numbers have to climb.
Love sounds ready for the challenge.
"Man, I'm excited. I love the guys we got," Love said.
"I love the team we got. I think everybody's in a good place."
That confidence isn’t hard to understand. The Packers have talent on both sides of the ball, with a strong group around Love offensively and a defense that has elite upside. General manager Brian Gutekunst has put together a roster that gives Green Bay a real chance to contend.
One of the biggest defensive storylines is the return of Micah Parsons. The superstar pass rusher is still working back from the torn ACL he suffered last season and is expected to miss the first half of the year. If the Packers can hold things together until he returns, Parsons could give them a major lift for the stretch run.
For now, though, so much of Green Bay’s season comes back to Love. If he makes the jump the Packers are counting on, this team will be tough to handle. And based on his comments, he believes the pieces are there for that kind of season to happen.
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