Hundley Could Be Future Quarterback in Green Bay

A team drafting a quarterback when they have the National Football League’s Most Valuable Player in that position doesn’t seem logical, but the Green Bay Packers have been down this road before.

Aaron Rodgers won his second MVP after last season and is 31-years old. When Rodgers was picked in the first round by the Packers in 2005, Brett Favre was the team’s signal caller. He would remain as the starter for the next three years.

Rodgers finally got his chance in 2008. He would eventually win the MVP honor in the Super Bowl for Green Bay as the Packers won the title in 2010.

Brett Hundley is the fifth quarterback the Packers have drafted, while Rodgers has been the starter. By comparison, the Packers drafted 10 quarterbacks with Favre under center.

“I thought he threw the ball well,” Green Bay Head Coach Mike McCarthy said after the first day of workouts for the squad‘s rookies. “(He is) an excellent athlete. I’m glad he’s here.”

Hundley’s credentials seem as if he can be a part of the future for the Packers at quarterback.

“I’m ready to learn and work,” Hundley said. “It’s just so exciting to me because there is so much more to the game. It’s awesome. I love it.”

In his three seasons at UCLA, the Bruins were 29-11 overall and 10-3 in 2014. Hundley had 75 touchdowns and 25 interceptions with 9.966 passing yards. Last year, he completed 271 passes in 392 attempts for 3,155 yards with 22 touchdowns and only five interceptions.

Editor’s Note: Quotes from McCarthy and Hundley obtained from packers.com.