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Robert Zeglinski

Jordan Love nearly hurt himself trying to launch an ill-advised pass on a hopeless trick play

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Jordan Love is learning a lot in his full-time stint as the Green Bay Packers starting quarterback. During Sunday’s matchup against the New Orleans Saints, he should really take what happened on a fourth down to heart. And in his first home opener, no less.

With the Packers trying to force the issue in opposition territory, they took a chance on what should have been an easy fourth-and-short. Instead, third-string running back Emanuel Wilson botched the throwback to Love on a trick play. Love would struggle to get a handle of the ball and, for some reason, tried to launch a pass into pressure while sliding.

He is extremely lucky it didn’t turn into a turnover OR injury:

Look, one of the best hallmarks of playing well at quarterback is understanding when a play has a chance. Sometimes, it’s worth taking a risk — even preferred, depending on the game situation. Sometimes, you just gotta take a negative play and live to fight another day.

Hopefully, for the Packers’ sake, Love now understands that distinction after this bizarre sequence.

This was how Twitter reacted to Love's pass attempt

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