Green Bay Packers Hit Free Agency With A Bang
After starting Monday’s legal tampering period of free agency with the predictable move of cutting David Bakhtiari, the Green Bay Packers have made a startling pickup at running back.
With AJ Dillon set to hit free agency after a slightly disappointing year with the Packers, where he was unable to take the opportunity to be the lead back – after Aaron Jones’ went down early in the season – with both hands.
Consequently, it seems like Green Bay have been exploring alternate options at running back, both in free agency and the draft, and now it seems like they have their guy, per Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero.
The #Packers are expected to sign Josh Jacobs, source tell me and @TomPelissero.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 11, 2024
The Green Bay Packers Have A Bona Fide 2 Headed Monster At Running Back
This Packers running back duo will likely rank as the scariest in the league. With former Pro Bowler, Aaron Jones, who was playing some of the best football of his career towards the back end of last season coming off a sprained ligament in his knee, Green Bay know they have 2 top 10 tailbacks on their roster.
As for Jacobs, whilst some criticize his “down year” in 2023, where he rushed for 805 yards and had another 296 receiving, well short of his monster 2022 season where he had over 2000 all purpose yards from scrimmage, he still ranks as an elite back in many people’s books.
The question now remains whether Aaron Jones will restructure his deal in 2024, where he currently looms at a cap hit of over $17.5 million for this upcoming season – and indeed, the duration and financial details of Jacobs’ contract – although Packers GM has already stated his intention to keep Jones for this season.
All in all, this seems to be a potentially very high upside signing for the Packers, who are looking to build upon quarterback, Jordan Love’s highly impressive rookie year where he lead the side to a close divisional round exit against the San Francisco 49ers.
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