This offseason, the Packers let RB Aaron Jones hit unrestricted free company. The veteran signed with the Minnesota Vikings. To switch Jones, Inexperienced Bay signed RB Josh Jacobs to a four-year, $48 million deal. Jacobs spent the primary 5 seasons of his profession with the Raiders. Now he’s the Packers’ beginning RB.
Behind Jacobs within the depth chart is RB AJ Dillion. He was a second-round decide by Inexperienced Bay out of Boston Faculty in 2020. The 26-year-old has performed in 60 video games for the Packers and has made 11 begins. For the second time within the final eight months, Dillon is coping with a neck damage. Dillon has not practiced all week and head coach Mike LeFleur informed the media that they’re being “cautious” with their backup RB.
Will AJ Dillon be prepared for the beginning of the 2024 season?
Packers HC Matt LaFleur on AJ Dillon’s damage:
“It’s a wait-and-see, ready for a pair extra opinions to come back again.”
— Jason B. Hirschhorn (@by_JBH) August 22, 2024
For the final 4 seasons, AJ Dillon has been the backup RB for the Packers. His six video games began in 2023 have been essentially the most of his profession. The previous second-round decide is just not identified for his blazing velocity and elusiveness. Relatively, Dillon is an influence again that may get you the powerful yards and doesn’t go down on first contact. With the Packers’ regular-season opener in simply over two weeks, the group is enjoying it “cautious” with Dillon. The very last thing they need is for Dillon to begin the season on the PUP and miss time. He missed Inexperienced Bay’s joint observe this week with the Detroit Lions.
AJ Dillon performed in Inexperienced Bay’s first preseason recreation and carried the ball simply 4 instances. Nevertheless, Dillon didn’t play within the Packers’ second preseason recreation vs. Denver. That led the media to imagine that Dillon had secured his roster spot and was being rented with different key gamers. Whereas that could be true, he’s additionally sitting out attributable to a neck damage. Within the third spherical of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Packers drafted RB Marshawn Lloyd out of USC. Sadly, Lloyd has been coping with accidents of his personal. Leaving himself and AJ Dillon off the sphere in observe this week. Not ideally suited for the Packers who’ve been an RB by committee group underneath Matt LeFleur.
