Jordan Love says he's grateful for the time he had behind Aaron Rodgers.

"We talked after the trade," Love said of Rodgers. "Kind of just, 'Wish you the best going forward.' He wished me the best and [is] always there for me if I need anything, if I have any questions or anything. I'm always just grateful to be around him and for the time I had with him, to be able to learn and be behind him. It's very grateful for me."

Love had three seasons to learn from Rodgers, who was traded to the New York Jets this offseason. The Packers signed Love to a three-year, $150 million contract in March.

"I'll admit, I think the hardest time was when he re-signed the contract last year," Love said.

"It was kinda like, 'OK, well, where do we go from here? What do I do?' And I think I sat back, thought to myself and just came back with the approach, like, 'Let's just go ball out any opportunity I get. I'm gonna get preseason and who knows what happens after that, so just grow and try and become the best version of myself, and I can't really control what happens after that, so let it play out.'"