There was considerable hype surrounding rookie Jordan Love ahead of the 2020 NFL draft. After a stellar 2019 season with Utah State, the California-born athlete announced that he would forego his senior year and declare for the NFL draft. Love completed 267 of 417 passes and posted 3,567 passing yards with 32 touchdowns and six interceptions in 2018.

He was being courted by a bunch of teams. However, the Green Bay Packers shocked the entire NFL fraternity by trading up and drafting Love as the 26th pick in the first round. Fans were stunned by the Packers’ decision to do so, especially when they needed reinforcements in the wideout department.

Famed NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers was also ‘surprised’ by Love’s acquisition. The youngster will compete with Rodgers for a spot in the starting lineup this season. However, displacing the great Aaron Rodgers is no mean task.

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Emmanuel Acho weighs in on the Jordan Love – Aaron Rodgers debate

In a recent installment of Speak For Yourself, hosts Marcellus Wiley and Emmanuel Acho spoke about Aaron Rodgers’ unfortunate situation at Lambeau Field. Acho went on to make comparisons between Jordan Love and Pat Mahomes. He also said that Rodgers could be ‘threatened’ by Love’s arrival.

“If you look statistically, Marcellus, if you look statistically, Lavar, the odds are not in Aaron Rodgers’ favor. It’s the copycat league, everybody’s chasing greatness. Well, who is everybody chasing? Because Pat Mahomes has proven to be great. The only problem is, Jordan Love, he ain’t Pat Mahomes but the Packers ain’t realized it yet.

“The Packers actually had Pat Mahomes before Pat Mahomes in Aaron Rodgers. The problem being, the Packers chasing something they already got and as a result A-Rod, he gotta be threatened,” Acho said on Speak For Yourself.

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