Yahoo! Sports · Apr 20, 2021
Packers draft preview: Openings available at running back behind Aaron Jones, AJ Dillon
HarrisPanthers' Jeremy Chinn stops Packers' Aaron Jones during a long run on Dec. 19 at Lambeau Field.GREEN BAY — At a position largely devalued by most NFL teams, the Green Bay Packers deemed running back Aaron Jones worth investing in.
At least for the next two years.
While there aren’t many backs in the NFL who are as multi-dimensional as Jones, the Pro Bowler’s four-year, $48 million deal signed on the eve of the free-agent market opening is designed more like a two-year, $20 million deal that allows the Packers to either restructure Jones’ deal or move on from him after the 2022 season.
