Jordan Love will probably turn down a big opportunity from Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning is looking for the next trio of quarterbacks to star in his Netflix documentary, Quarterback, and it looks like Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love may be a target to be featured in Season Two.Manning was spotted at Packers training camp practice on Monday and per ESPN's Rob Demovsky, the NFL legend and […]
Peyton Manning is looking for the next trio of quarterbacks to star in his Netflix documentary, Quarterback, and it looks like Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love may be a target to be featured in Season Two.
Manning was spotted at Packers training camp practice on Monday and per ESPN's Rob Demovsky, the NFL legend and his production company are there to talk about a "potential project".
The Packers traditionally keep things close to the chest, so if Manning is there to talk about his show then it'll be interesting to see if he's able to persuade the team otherwise.
But the key, here, will be convincing Jordan Love to sign up. Manning has already been denied by players such as Jalen Hurts (he actually denied Manning twice), so it's clear that the player has final say in what happens.
Love has repeatedly talked about how he wants to avoid distractions and the spotlight that comes with being the Packers quarterback. Signing up for a show that gives the public an in-depth look into both his personal life and his work life. And while that's a cool opportunity, it just doesn't align with what Love is trying to do, right now.
"Obviously there's a lot of changes," Love told reporters back in June. "There's a lot more opportunities that pop up and things like that. I try to keep the main thing the main thing and let people know I'm trying to focus on ball, right now. There's a lot going on in my life. I just want to focus on football since this is my first year as a starter and lock in on that…
"… I'm trying not to do so much in life to where I'm pulled so many different ways and I can't relax and settle down or focus on what I need to focus on. I tell people all the time that I'm trying to focus on this year and not do too much outside [of football]. Obviously, life changes a little bit when you go from a backup to a starter."
It would obviously be awesome to work with arguably the greatest quarterback in the game, but not in this manner. Love is dialed in and is trying to do everything he can to make the transition from Aaron Rodgers as smooth as possible, so it makes total sense if he ultimately turns what looks to be this offer down.
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