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Love, meanwhile, spent his entire rookie year as a game-day inactive, and the COVID-19 pandemic prevented him from getting to play in even a preseason game last season. So his only 11-on-11 snaps in a Packers uniform to date have come in practice, and those reps were limited as the third guy.
But the No. 26 overall pick in last year's draft from Utah State is naturally moving up to be Rodgers' No. 2 this year, as the Packers let their previous top backup, Tim Boyle, leave via free agency for the Detroit Lions.
As the No. 2, Love will get more snaps than a year ago with the first-team offense in practice, and he'll take the majority of the scout team reps as well. His workload will ramp up considerably now that he's spent a full year learning LaFleur's system, and preseason games are slated to return, which will be important in his development.
The Packers still need to bring in a third quarterback. It's just a question of whether they will draft one with a late-round pick or sign an undrafted rookie to come in behind their established 1-2.
Green Bay went the undrafted route to find Boyle back in 2018 and he remained on the team's active roster for three years. Prior to that, they spent Day 3 draft picks on backups Brett Hundley (fifth round, 2015) and B.J. Coleman (seventh round, 2012).
Gutekunst has five picks in the fifth through seventh rounds at his disposal, so drafting a quarterback for a second straight year would come as no surprise. Drafted or undrafted, a quarterback addition of some kind is on the horizon.