Packers: 3 quarterbacks to sign as Jordan Love insurance
By Kristen Wong
Who are some quarterbacks the Packers could sign to backup Jordan Love? Here are three quality insurance options.
The Green Bay Packers released practice squad quarterback Danny Etling this weekend, leaving a gaping roster hole behind Jordan Love this season.
Sure, the Packers could promote rookie Sean Clifford or USFL star Alex McGough to the No. 2 quarterback position. That’s probably what’s going to happen. But neither Clifford and McGough possess the consistency or experience to save Green Bay in a pinch, should Love pick up any kind of injury in 2023.
The Packers saw what happen to the 49ers QB room last season — do they really want to risk throwing away a whole year because they didn’t sign a semi-decent backup?
If the Packers don’t want to roll the dice on the first year of the Love era, the franchise should consider shoring up the quarterback room. Compared to the rest of the league, Green Bay arguably has the thinnest depth behind its starting signal-caller, but all they need is one pivotal signing in 2023.
Here are three quarterback options to back up Jordan Love.
Packers backup QB option No. 3: Teddy Bridgewater
Any time the words “backup quarterback” are said aloud, Teddy Bridgewater appears. We don’t know why, we don’t make the rules. He just does.
Bridgewater has floated around on as many as five different teams in his eight-year career, his most recent stint being a short adventure in Miami where he filled in when Tua Tagovailoa got concussed.
The NFL journeyman has found himself available in free agency yet again, and the Packers should consider bringing on Bridgewater this summer before someone else snags him first.
In 2022, Bridgewater recorded just 683 yards and four touchdowns along with four interceptions. He enjoyed more success the year prior when he finished with a 7-7 record as a starter; he racked up over 3,000 yards and completed 66.9 percent of his passes. Let’s just say if the Packers win seven games with Bridgewater under center, that should be counted as a win.
Bridgewater easily outshines Clifford and McGough in the experience department, and his occasionally productive past seasons prove that he can be coached to achieve at least mild success.