The Green Bay Packers already have their franchise quarterback in Jordan Love. Or at least they hope so. After all, they handed Love a four-year, $220 million contract extension late last month.
But do the Packers have stability behind him?
Green Bay’s backup quarterback is currently Sean Clifford, and the third-stringer is 2024 seventh-round draft pick Michael Pratt.
The Packers seem to like Clifford, but he has very limited experience. After all, Green Bay just drafted him a year ago.
As a result, the team could use a veteran body behind Love to provide some insurance.
That’s why Cody Benjamin of CBS Sports has named the Packers as a potential fit for Arizona Cardinals quarterback Desmond Ridder, who could end up getting cut by the Cardinals due to the emergence of Clayton Tune during training camp.
Getting released would represent one heck of a reality check for Ridder, who entered last season as the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons.
However, Ridder was a massive disappointment for the Falcons, throwing for 2,836 yards, 12 touchdowns and 12 interceptions while completing 64.2 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 83.4 over 15 appearances and 12 starts.
Atlanta then proceeded to trade Ridder to Arizona in exchange for wide receiver Rondale Moore earlier this offseason.
The 24-year-old, who played his collegiate football at the University of Cincinnati, was selected by the Falcons in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
He made four starts during his rookie campaign, totaling 708 yards and a couple of touchdowns through the air.
So, just how much would Ridder really interest the Packers?
Well, Green Bay may actually be better off grabbing a more experienced signal-caller like Ryan Tannehill, who oddly remains a free agent with the regular season just around the corner.
Ridder hasn’t really shown all that much to demonstrate he could be a reliable backup, whereas Tannehill at least has plenty of skin in the game.
To be perfectly honest, Green Bay might actually be better off sticking with the duo of Clifford and Pratt behind Love rather than bringing Ridder into the fold.
At the very least, Clifford and Pratt may have some untapped potential. In the case of Ridder, we have already seen what he can do, and it wasn’t very impressive.
Of course, hopefully, the Green Bay Packers will never need to use a backup quarterback in 2024 unless they are blowing out an opponent.
