GREEN BAY — Ten minutes ago, Matt LaFleur didn’t just walk into the Monday press conference. He stormed in, slammed his notebook on the podium, and unleashed one of the most explosive defenses of a quarterback in recent NFL history.
“What’s happening to Jordan Love right now is a crime against football — a blatant betrayal of everything this sport stands for,” LaFleur said, voice trembling with rage. “How can people be so cruel? Criticizing a man who’s carried this offense with heart, shows up every single week, plays through pain, gives everything he has, never asks for attention, never points fingers — just fights for Green Bay?”
The outburst came less than 24 hours after the Packers’ gut-wrenching 27-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers, a game in which Love threw for two touchdowns, ran for another, but threw a late red-zone interception that sent social media into a frenzy. Within minutes, the takes were flying: “Love isn’t the guy.” “Time to move on.” “He’ll never get us to a Super Bowl.”
LaFleur had clearly heard enough.
“To me, Jordan Love is one of the most relentless, selfless players this league has ever seen,” he continued, eyes blazing. “Instead of questioning his value every time we hit a rough patch, people should be standing behind him. Standing behind him and thanking him for never quitting.”
Through nine games in 2025, Love is completing 67.2% of his passes for 2,887 yards, 24 touchdowns, and just 8 interceptions — numbers that dwarf his first two seasons as a starter. Yet with Tucker Kraft lost for the year to a torn ACL, David Bakhtiari on long-term IR, and a defense that suddenly can’t get off the field, Green Bay sits at 6-3, clinging to a wild-card spot.
When asked if his fiery statement might add pressure to an already scrutinized quarterback, LaFleur didn’t hesitate.
“I don’t care,” he fired back. “Jordan doesn’t need me to protect him on the field — he proves that every Sunday. But off the field? He deserves to be protected. Somebody had to say it.”
The room — usually a sea of clicking cameras and skeptical reporters — erupted in applause. Actual applause. That doesn’t happen in NFL press conferences.
Jordan Love, as always, stayed quiet. His only public response came through his agent a short time later:
“Thank you, Coach. I just want to play ball for this city.”
Next Sunday, the Packers host the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field. If there was ever a game Jordan Love needed to silence the noise, it’s this one.
But this time, he won’t be fighting alone.
The man at the podium just made it clear: touch Jordan Love, and you’re touching all of Green Bay.
