Why Seahawks should make a trade for Packers QB Jordan Love

The Seahawks need a long-term answer to the hole left by trading Russell Wilson. Doesn’t it make sense for Seattle to try for Packers QB Jordan Love? And to be honest, why isn’t there more talk about teams wanting to trade for Jordan Love?

Love was the Packers first-round pick in 2020. Even then it seemed like a massive overreach as Love was predicted to be a first or second-round choice to some team but not a team like the Packers that didn’t actually need a quarterback. And Green Bay still doesn’t.

In his final year in college at Utah State in 2019, Love wasn’t great. He was actually worse in 2019 than 2018. But he is tall (6’4″) and athletic with a great arm. Green Bay, though, is never going to recoup what it spent on Love. Aaron Rodgers worked out a new deal this offseason with Green Bay that keeps him in Green Bay through at least 2024.

Seahawks should make a play for the Packers Jordan Love

By the time the Rodgers deal is done (he does have two voidable years in 2025 and 2026), Love’s deal will also be done. No team is going to give the Packers a first-round pick in return for Love so the first-round pick Green Bay used on Love in 2020 should have been used elsewhere, like on a receiver. Teams know Love isn’t going to play unless Rodgers is injured so the onus to work a fair deal for the Packers is on Green Bay.

But if the Seahawks were to try to get Love from Green Bay, maybe they should offer a second- or third-round would do? Seattle would then spend the draft capital (second round at best) they hopefully would do on a quarterback in the 2022 NFL draft (please don’t choose a QB at pick 9, Seattle!) on a quarterback chosen in the first-round just two years ago.

Love is still only 23 years old and should have a lot of football to play, if he can prove he is good enough to play in the NFL. He did play in two games in 2021 when Green Bay traveled to play the Chiefs in Week 9 and then traveled to the Lions in the last game of the regular season.  Love was not good in either game.

Love started against Kansas City, which is a tough first start for any quarterback. Versus KC, Love was 19 of 34 for 190 yards with a touchdown thrown and an interception. Green Bay lost 13-7.

Against Detroit, Love was 10 of 17 for 134 yards with a touchdown pass but 2 interceptions. Green Bay lost 30-27. Love came in in relief of Aaron Rodgers who left just to rest for the postseason.

But two games do not define a career and it could be, like most quarterbacks, that Love simply needs reps to get better. If Seattle were to trade for him, Love should be assumed to be the starter. What do the Seahawks have to lose otherwise?