Aaron Rodgers has never played against the Green Bay Packers during his NFL career. That is set to change during the 2025 NFL season after the 41-year-old quarterback signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Steelers are scheduled to host the Packers in Week 8 on ‘Sunday Night Football.’ The contest will give Rodgers a chance to become the fifth-ever quarterback to beat all 32 NFL teams.
For that reason, many believe Rodgers will have the game against the Packers circled on his calendar. But he won’t be the only player looking forward to that matchup.
Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love is eagerly anticipating facing his former teammate and mentor for the first time in his five-year NFL career.
‘It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be awesome. I’m excited for it,’ Love told Channel 3000 of facing Rodgers during the 2025 NFL season. ‘I can’t wait to be on different sides, meeting up, and I know we’ll talk pre-game, things like that. And hopefully we can exchange jerseys after.’
Love detailed he has a ‘great relationship’ with Rodgers, who has been ‘supportive’ of him during his five-year career. The 2020 first-round pick credited the veteran for drawing on his own experiences as a backup and eventually taking over for Brett Favre, which helped positively shape their bond.
‘He’d been through the very same situation I was in, and he knew what it feels like to be in that situation,’ Love explained, referencing the path Rodgers faced after being selected in the 2005 NFL Draft as a long-term replacement for Favre.
‘I think that’s just a testament to his character and the way he treats people. He was trying to go about it differently than it was for him. And I was grateful for that.’
As such, Love remains a fan of Rodgers even as they have spent the last two seasons apart. That’s one of the reasons the 26-year-old is glad the veteran decided to sign with the Steelers and play another season after contemplating his future during the offseason.
‘I was excited for him, that he was obviously coming back and going to be playing,’ Love said of Rodgers. ‘There were also some rumors that he might be done, so just knowing he’s going to keep playing, that’s pretty awesome.’