1. Jordan Alexander Love was born on November 2,1998 and is an American professional football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.
28 Facts About Jordan Love
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Jordan Love played college football for the Utah State Aggies, where he was named to the second-team All-MWC and was selected as the MVP of the 2018 New Mexico Bowl.
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Jordan Love served as the back-up quarterback to starter Aaron Rodgers for three years, before being named the starting quarterback of the Packers for the 2023 NFL season.
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Jordan Love was born in Bakersfield, California, on November 2,1998.
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Jordan Love was 14 years old when his father died; he contemplated quitting football but his mother encouraged him to continue for another year to make sure he was not making a rash decision.
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Jordan Love attended Liberty High School where he played on the football team.
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Jordan Love led Liberty to the State semi-final that season.
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Between his freshman year of high school and his first year of college, Jordan Love grew nine inches in height and gained 80 pounds.
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Jordan Love redshirted his first year at Utah State University in 2016.
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Jordan Love finished the season, completing 129 of 235 passes for 1,631 yards, eight touchdowns and six interceptions.
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Jordan Love was named the MVP of the 2018 New Mexico Bowl after passing for 359 yards and four touchdowns.
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In 2019, Jordan Love returned to Utah State under a new head coach and offensive coordinator.
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Jordan Love again started all 13 games, completing 293 of 473 passes for 3,402 yards with 20 touchdowns and a career-high 17 interceptions.
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Jordan Love completed his college career passing for 8,600 yards, throwing 60 touchdowns against 29 interceptions and rushing for an additional 403 yards and 9 touchdowns.
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Jordan Love participated in the NFL Scouting Combine prior to the 2020 NFL draft.
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On July 1,2020, Jordan Love signed his rookie four-year, fully guaranteed contract worth over $12.3 million with a signing bonus of over $6.5 million.
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Jordan Love was inactive for every game of the 2020 season, both regular season and the postseason.
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Jordan Love completed six of eight passes but lost a fumble.
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Jordan Love made his first NFL start on November 7,2021, against the Kansas City Chiefs, replacing Rodgers, who had tested positive for COVID-19 four days earlier and was ineligible to play.
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Jordan Love was again the second string quarterback behind Rodgers for the 2022 NFL season.
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Jordan Love saw limited action in two early season losses and one late season victory.
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In doing so, the Packers named Jordan Love the starting quarterback for the 2023 season.
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Jordan Love was ranked 34th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024.
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Jordan Love suffered an MCL sprain with 15 seconds to play in the fourth quarter.
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Backup Malik Willis played in his absence for two games, and Jordan Love returned ahead of a Week 4 matchup against the Vikings.
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Jordan Love continued to struggle in the early part of the season, throwing at least one interception in his first eight games of the season.
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Jordan Love was injured during the Bears game, but returned the next week for the Wild Card match-up against the Eagles.
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Jordan Love started dating professional volleyball player Ronika Stone in 2020; Stone has a connection to professional football, with her father Ron Stone playing in the NFL for 12 seasons.