The second-year jump is a common topic of discussion for Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy. He often says that players take their biggest leaps in physical ability, productivity, and knowledge of football between their first and second NFL seasons. And as always, that will be a focus for a Packers squad that saw a varying level of production from its 2017 rookie class.
Two players in that group who received significant playing time as rookies are second-round safety Josh Jones and fifth-round running back Aaron Jones. Both are looking to make that big leap in their sophomore seasons, but they’re going about making it happen in very different ways.