At roster cutdowns, the Green Bay Packers poked around on Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, who at the time was having a contract dispute with the Colts. Following the report, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst tamped down expectations that the team would make a move for another running back moving forward, claiming that the team has “a great running back room” and that they were “excited about it.”
Since Gutekunst called the backfield “great,” co-starters Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon have had disappointing first halves of their 2023 seasons, for different reasons.