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 Sean Clifford, and the third-stringer is 2024 seventh-round draft pick Michael Pratt.
The Packers seem to like Clifford, but he has 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 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 be a real reality check for Ridder, who entered last season as the Atlanta Falcons’ starting quarterback.
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 traded 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, how much would Ridder interest the Packers?
Well, Green Bay may 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 shown 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 be better off sticking with Clifford and Pratt behind Love rather than bringing Ridder into the fold.
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 Packers will only need to use a backup quarterback in 2024 if they are blowing out an opponent.