Mics Caught Aaron Rodgers's Two-word Message To Jordan Love After Packers Beat Steelers

The Packers took down nan Steelers successful Pittsburgh connected Sunday night, 35-25, successful a conflict betwixt Green Bay's aged and caller quarterbacks. Aaron Rodgers had nan advantage connected his aged squad in nan first half but Jordan Love led a second-half surge to gain nan triumph successful force territory. Rodgers's successor had nan statistical advantage, too, pinch Love throwing for 360 yards to 219 for Rodgers.

It was a nosy crippled and afterwards nan 2 quarterbacks met astatine midfield to speech postgame pleasantries. The NFL microphones picked up Rodgers's two-word connection of encouragement to Love arsenic he tries to lead nan Packers to glory for illustration Rodgers erstwhile did: Keep balling.

"Good game, brother," Rodgers said. "Love you, brother. Keep balling."

A bully connection from a erstwhile Packers QB to nan existent one.

While nan divorcement was unpleasant astatine times it seems everything worked retired good capable for Rodgers and Green Bay. Neither statement has travel adjacent to winning different Super Bowl but Rodgers has gotten to play for organizations that will do everything they tin to maximize his last years connected nan section (whether they did it well is a different conversation).

The Packers, meanwhile, struck golden successful nan QB excavation yet again by drafting Love pinch Rodgers still connected nan roster. The 26-year-old signal-caller has a ways to spell earlier he tin beryllium mentioned successful nan aforesaid activity arsenic his predecessor but he is intelligibly talented and tin of starring nan Packers to nan postseason.

In regards to this season, some quarterbacks person their teams positioned astatine nan apical of their respective divisions. The Packers person a amended grounds but nan Steelers reside successful a weaker section truthful some look arsenic as apt to make a postseason run. Perhaps moreover a Super Bowl rematch. That would beryllium a blast.

For now, Rodgers's prestigious parting words to Love puts a front connected nan communicative surrounding nan 2 quarterbacks.

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