Jordan Love will once again be the on-field leader for a Green Bay Packers team looking to establish its dominance in the NFC North. The talented quarterback knows he has a highly skilled receiving corps at his disposal, despite certain concerns that even Matt LaFleur himself acknowledged ahead of the new NFL season.
Jayden Reed was one of the quarterback’s primary targets last season, leading many to believe his role would be central heading into the upcoming campaign. However, the former Michigan State standout didn’t quite see it that way after watching his team select two potential competitors at his position in the most recent draft — including Matthew Golden.
The controversy surrounding the situation escalated to the point where Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst decided to hold a personal meeting with Reed and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, to make it clear that his role would not be affected by these decisions and that he would, in essence, remain the team’s WR1.
It’s worth noting that the Love-Reed tandem caused serious problems for opposing defenses last season. The talented wide receiver is coming off a career-best season in which he racked up 55 receptions for 857 yards and six touchdowns.
Jayden Reed #11 and Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers celebrate a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during a game at Lambeau Field on December 17, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Buccaneers defeated the Packers 34-20.
Golden, selected in the first round with the 23rd overall pick, wasn’t the only wide receiver drafted by Green Bay this year. The team also added former TCU standout Savion Williams to the roster, taking him in the third round with the 87th overall pick.
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LaFleur’s clear message to Reed
The tense situation between Reed and the team reached head coach Matt LaFleur, who, during an interview, shared his thoughts on what had unfolded with the wide receiver and the possibility of him losing his role heading into the upcoming season.
“Well, I gotta say, the first time I saw that, it was a surprise to me because he never once said a word to me,” LaFleur said about Reed. “So, that’s all I can really speak on. But, certainly, you have communication with all of our guys. I tell them all the time, it’s about the collection of that whole room and what you’re going to bring to the table. And he’s a guy that’s had two years of a lot of production for us,” he said via @HoggNFL.
The HC finally concluded: “So, my encouragement to him is, ‘Hey, you got to lead that room.’ Because he’s done a great job of that. He’s one of the guys out there, I mean shoot, the other day at practice… he’s coaching up Matthew Golden. So, he’s a guy I don’t worry about. He’s going to go out there, he’s going to compete, he’s going to compete at a high level, and he’s going to bring up everybody around him as well.”
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