Green Bay Packers quarterback Blake Bortles (9) participates in minicamp practice Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis.
Bortles’ career numbers are not great. He’s thrown only 14 fewer interceptions than Rodgers despite 3,953 fewer passing attempts. However, Bortles did start for a team that reached the AFC Championship Game in 2018, and he is reunited with former coach Nathaniel Hackett in a system he knows from a pair of stops with Sean McVay in Los Angeles. For those who question the signing, the team knew they wanted to add a veteran well before the Rodgers news surfaced. Bortles just happened to be the right fit. Green Bay will afford Jordan Love every opportunity possible in practice and during the preseason. However, it will be impossible for him to match the experience of Bortles. Because of that, Bortles is an underrated player not only to make the roster but also serve as the backup quarterback this season, especially if Rodgers isn’t back.
