One runner for another. The Green Bay Packers announced the addition of Josh Jacobs, now ex-Raiders, just after revealing that Aaron Jones will leave the Packing team.
The team led by Jordan Love announced its first number one running back, something that had not happened since 2017, acquiring the services of the 26-year-old player.
With Las Vegas, Josh agreed to a restructured contract for one year and almost 200 million pesos. He had the worst season of his five-year career, finishing with record lows in games played (13), rushing yards (805), yards per carry (3.5), rushing touchdowns (6), rushing first downs (34) and yards from the line of scrimmage (10101).
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For his part, Jones has averaged 5.0 yards per carry in 97 games since being drafted by Green Bay in 2017. In his seven seasons, Jones, 29, rushed for 5,940 yards and scored 63 total touchdowns (45 rushing , 18 per reception). He also caught 272 passes for 2,076 yards.
A little over a month ago, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said that Aaron I would “absolutely” be back in Green Bay.
The Packers running back is the only player in NFL history with more than 5,000 rushing yards (5,940), more than 45 rushing touchdowns (45), an average of more than 5.0 yards per carry (5.04), more of 250 receptions (272), 2,000 plus receiving yards (2,076) and more than 15 touchdown receptions (18) in his first seven seasons.
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Is now Jacobs26, who becomes the focal point of the running game, who could also lose backup AJ Dillon in free agency.
The 5-foot-7, 220-pound Jacobs has missed the Raiders’ last four games with a quadriceps injury.
His -2 yards on nine carries in Buffalo in Week 2 represented the first time a reigning rushing champion had negative rushing yards in a game since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
This came after being a first-team All-Pro in 2022, when he led the NFL in yards from scrimmage (2,053 yards) and rushing yards (1,653).
Jacobs’ 46 rushing touchdowns are the second-most in the NFL since 2019, behind Henry’s 68. Jacobs’ 6,993 yards from scrimmage are the fourth most in that time, behind Henry (8,295), Christian McCaffrey (7,454) and Tyreek Hill (7,173).
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