Yes, despite Jordan Love drafted, the Packers found another underdog story further down the depth map
Tim Boyle was the Packers back-up QB in 2019 after spitting out most of Green Bay. Aaron Rodgers has not necessarily been approached with injury, but he is confident enough that at this advanced stage of his career a reliable backup is essential. It turns out the Packers may have had one hand.
Boyle was signed as UDFA in 2018 and has since defeated almost every potential backup of Rodgers, including DeShone Kizer, for the job. Green Bay was forced to give him a chance last season, and despite the team’s decision to field Jordan Love in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Boyle remains up to date with the challenge.
Boyle challenged Love’s selection
‘It’s in no way Jordan’s fault or anyone’s fault. Jordan is a great boy and we are apparently very lucky to have him. I think at first, it was a little shocking just from a, ‘Oh, man, we have a first round quarterback’ and all those thoughts rumble in your head. But then you sit down and go back to work, ”Boyle told the Wisconsin State Journal.
Boyle will not be taking over for Rodgers in any way, and he’s not even likely to beat Love for the backup, but he has proven himself in the camp for the Packers enough to keep him, even if that’s a position for a training group. means. Packers.com reporter Wes Hodkiewicz even went so far as to say that the scout who found Boyle, who spent time in Eastern Illinois and UConn for his NFL days, “should take a bow.” Hodkiewicz went a step further to call Boyle a ‘diamond in the rough’.
The 25-year-old’s growth under Rodgers, who has served as a species mentor for Boyle, is a good sign of the sustainability of his NFL career. Given its very modest beginnings, this in itself is an impressive development.
