Packers Rumors: USFL MVP QB Alex McGough to Sign Contract as Jordan Love's Backup

The Green Bay Packers have found Jordan Love his backup for the 2023 season.

Green Bay is signing Birmingham Stallions quarterback and USFL MVP Alex McGough after a "successful" workout on Tuesday, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston.

Love is slated to be Green Bay's starting quarterback next season after the franchise traded four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets.

The 24-year-old has appeared in just 10 games and made one start since being selected by the Packers in the first round of the 2020 draft out of Utah State. He has completed 60.2 percent of his passes for 606 yards and three touchdowns against three interceptions.

McGough, 27, was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2018 draft out of Florida International, where he ranks first with 65 touchdown passes and second with 9,084 yards.

After spending the 2018 season in Seattle, McGough joined the Jacksonville Jaguars for the 2019 campaign before re-joining the Seahawks in 2021. The Seahawks waived him ahead of the 2021 season and he found his way to the USFL, being selected sixth overall by the Stallions in 2022.

McGough began the 2022 campaign as Birmingham's backup but was given the opportunity to start when starter J'Mar Smith dislocated his finger in the first game of the season.

In 10 games, he completed 67.4 percent of his passes for 2,104 yards and 20 touchdowns against five interceptions, in addition to rushing for 403 yards and five scores. He led the league in touchdown passes, passer rating (108.3) and finished third in passing yards.

McGough went on to lead the Stallions to a USFL championship and he was the first quarterback to win the MVP award since 1984.

Now in Green Bay, McGough will be tasked with helping Love transition to a starting role in 2023.