Aaron Jones extended at 4 years 48M

[Upnorth]

Him and dillion are going to be interesting in backfield together. My daughter said he is 8.25 mill against this year.

I bet we could have got Lindsey and Desmond king for that money.

[Joemailman]

Him and dillion are going to be interesting in backfield together. My daughter said he is 8.25 mill against this year

So that means 5M plus 1/4 of the signing bonus. It'll be interesting to see how much of the 35M to be earned is in the last year of the contract.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Real numbers look team friendly. Only $13M signing bonus and apparently the contract is $9.5M/year with incentives to reach $12M/year. I'm glad they got this done. I understand not paying RBs, but Jones is dynamic, he's great for team culture, and with Dillon they don't have to run him into the ground. MLF's scheme needs a good running game to be effective.

Since 1990, the three highest career yards/carry:
Jamaal Charles 5.38
Nick Chubb 5.23
Aaron Jones 5.17

[RashanGary]

Real numbers look team friendly. Only $13M signing bonus and apparently the contract is $9.5M/year with incentives to reach $12M/year. I'm glad they got this done. I understand not paying RBs, but Jones is dynamic, he's great for team culture, and with Dillon they don't have to run him into the ground. MLF's scheme needs a good running game to be effective.

Since 1990, the three highest career yards/carry:
Jamaal Charles 5.38
Nick Chubb 5.23
Aaron Jones 5.17

Team culture is important. It's a business but some loyalty goes a long way

[RashanGary]

Dillon and Jones are good compliments too. If Jones has a weakness it's short yardage. If Dillon has a weakness it's inexperience in a 3rd down role. Between the two, we should be elite in all situations.

[George Cumby]

Real numbers look team friendly. Only $13M signing bonus and apparently the contract is $9.5M/year with incentives to reach $12M/year.
Since 1990, the three highest career yards/carry:
Jamaal Charles 5.38
Nick Chubb 5.23
Aaron Jones 5.17

Good news.

And good Lord.

[KYPack]

I'll be damned. Tex you were right about that one. I really love this kid and hope we get some quality years out of this contract.

[smuggler]

I'm pleased with the deal. Yes, it's a lot to pay for a running back, but he can be a pretty dynamic guy and he's not exactly ancient. He hasn't been carrying the ball 300 times a season, either, so load management may play into it as well. Most importantly, it's hard not to root for a guy that is willing to put his (non-financially speaking) career and aspirations first. He would almost certainly not be as good in a different offense and would have drastically diminished his chances at a title by leaving, and I think this contract speaks to that.

[texaspackerbacker]

I'll be damned. Tex you were right about that one. I really love this kid and hope we get some quality years out of this contract.

I hadn't seen the news until just now my grandson called me about it. Hallelujah!!! This is Great! And they appear to have gotten a little bit of a discount on the deal too. As I have said over and over and over, it was absolutely imperative that they keep him or else the team would be significantly worse off.

My opinion of Gutekunst is rising again after starting to worry about him failing to keep Jones. Now he has to complete his job and secure Aaron Rodgers for the long term.

[wist43]

Glad he's back... very dynamic playmaker, and adds another dimension in the passing game.

[Upnorth]

My opinion of Gutekunst is rising again after starting to worry about him failing to keep Jones. Now he has to complete his job and secure Aaron Rodgers for the long term.

I find it funny how you look at this and think great job gute and I look at this and see it as misguided and a mistake. To me this one rb (and rb2 production is the easiest to replace especially with a quality line) cost us a pro bowl centre and a slot CB.

[Zool]

I find it funny how you look at this and think great job gute and I look at this and see it as misguided and a mistake. To me this one rb (and rb2 production is the easiest to replace especially with a quality line) cost us a pro bowl centre and a slot CB.

They seem to be able to come up with pro bowl centers without much of an issue. RBs who can go the distance and catch like a WR are not nearly as common.

[Joemailman]

The sombrero stays in Green Bay!

[Fritz]

The sombrero stays in Green Bay!

Wait . . . does this mean Aaron Jones is related to Mad somehow?

I also have to chuckle at how many people get on this site and rage that the Packers never go all-in to sign the big talent and try to get poor Aaron Rodgers enough talent to get another ring.

Then they sign their most talented playmaker outside of Rodgers and maybe Adams, and certainly the best running back we've seen around here since Fat Eddie Lacy, who was good for what, two years, and everybody's moaning and groaning about what a bad signing this is.

And if RB's are so damn easy to come by, how do you explain lineups that featured Brandon Jackson and Ryan Grant and James Starks and the like? It took them three years to replace Lacy's production on a similar level. For those of you bitching about getting poor Rodgers another ring, can the team afford to wait another three years?

I know it's a risk with running backs. But the guy's a blue chip player, and not so easily replaceable as many of you seem to think.

Plus he's not a guy who will just stop working out now. He's got a work ethic.

[CaptainKickass]

the guy's a blue chip player, and not so easily replaceable

Agreed.

Something else to consider

Aaron Jones, 26, is one of only two players in NFL history to post 3,000-plus yards rushing (3,364) and 35-plus rushing touchdowns (37), with an average of 5-plus yards per carry (5.2) in their first four seasons. Jim Brown is the other.

I'm not saying Aaron Jones is the next Jim Brown, but it seems to me he's the best running back the Packers have had since Ahman Green.