The Green Bay Packers want to give Jordan Love every advantage possible in his quest to win a Super Bowl in the surprisingly competitive NFC North.
While their choice to let Aaron Jones depart surprised many, they found an exciting running back in Josh Jacobs to match his production. The former Las Vegas Raider is younger and has demonstrated qualities that should make him an excellent addition to the Packers.
Details about his hefty $48 million contract reveal the kind of impact he will have on the squad once he is officially on their payroll.
Green Bay Packers reach an amazing deal to secure Josh Jacobs.
Daniel Bates of The Spun wrote about the deal, which was initially reported by trusted NFL source Albert Breer. The deal discloses that the Packers structured his contract in such a way that just his signing bonus was the guaranteed money he’ll receive during the season:
Per The MMQB’s Albert Breer, Jones’ deal is a “true year-to-year deal” with the only guaranteed money being his signing bonus. Here’s a look at how it breaks down over the next four seasons:
$14.8 million in 2023
$12.5 million to sign
$23 million over 2 years
$34.5 million over 3 years
The reasons why the Packers decided to get Jacobs over keeping Jones.
The most obvious reason for Matt LaFleur and Brian Gutekunst doing away with Jones was his production last season. The 29-year-old is starting to show signs of wear and tear as he only ran for 656 yards and two touchdowns on 4.6 yards per attempt over 11 games.
Meanwhile, Jacobs had higher production on similar game time. Throughout 13 games, he completed 805 rushing yards and six TDs on 3.5 yards a carry.
Moreover, Jones will be more in line with the current age group LaFleur is handling:
Jacobs brings attitude and physicality to a Matt LeFleur-coached team that likes to pound the rock. With so many young weapons on the perimeter, he should give the Pack solid production out of the backfield even though GM Brian Gutekunst says it was hard to watch Jones go.
It will be intriguing to see how well Jacobs will perform now that he finally has a dangerous QB who can take pressure off him. Green Bay fans hope that he’ll be able to replicate the incredible performances Jones gave them throughout the years.
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