Good news!

Good news, and I admit that I was wrong. I didn't think he would sign with Packers after they did not tag him, and looking forward to this week with more restructures and free agency. Then the draft, and getting ready for a good year.

Adam Shefter reports 4 years, $48M, with a $13M signing bonus. The minimum base for him is $990K and the signing bonus proration would be $3.25M, or a total of $4.24M. They probably used a workout bonus and a game active bonus.

I'd guess his 2021 cap number will be about $5.25M, but no numbers are out yet. I will update the Packer Tracker when the cap numbers are known. It probably puts GB over the cap by $6.52M, unless the team waits to forward the contract to the NFL.

Green Bay fans get to see Thunder and Lightening. I, for one, can't wait!

I think this is another example that Green Bay spends in non-decisive positions ..... I love the player, but it's not worth all that money .....
Once again we bet everything and only on offense.
I remain pessimistic about the CB ILB update help to Clark ...
"Attackers sell tickets, defenses win championships"
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GPG

Worth repeating,
Glad to have him, but at over 11 mil...ouch that's too much for an RB below D Cook's talent!
Happy to have AJ back instead of drafting one in the 3rd or 4th on May 1st and hoping it works out.  Now lock up Tonyan and this offensive unit looks solid.  Patrick or Hanson as Center, Runyan and Jenkins as Guards and Turner, Bak (Jenkins) and a new OT.   Adds at WR, DT, NT CB S OLB ILB in May. Come on AR 12, a little help please?

Why the negs? Happy that AJ33 is here. But this is a team sport, why not spread the wealth? At 13 mil guaranteed its a deal for GBP and FO! Yes AJ is below Cook; just 1 or 2 spots below! SMH (even I can pay BT85 out of my pocket).

Look - Amos, the Smiths, Bak, Turner, and even Funchess are willing to help get another peek at a Championship...just saying where's AR12 and the rest?

Good news. I thought for sure he was gone given the cap situation. Nice work by Gute and Russ Ball. Still have lots of questions about other positions but today is a day to be happy. Aaron is one of our own. Good to have him home.

Tom Silverstein is reporting that the Packers plan to extend the contract of Zadarius Smith in the next few days, which should help pay for Jones.

The Smith extension might free up more than one expects. We shall see.

Truly happy for Aaron Jones, the person, as much as I am happy he's still a Packer. By all accounts, he's as good or better at being a human being as he is at running a football.

Wow. Ok. Russ Ball has managed to keep as few holes as possible in the roster by this signing and like it or not, with PSmith signing. So now the draft can focus on the remaining holes: CB, ILB and DT. Then WR or OT as opportunity presents.

I see both sides of this, and the 'don't-pay-running-backs' argument. But I'm pleased with this signing. Draft and Develop lives on in Green Bay. Now FIND A WAY TO KEEP the BEST CENTER in the NFL, so you keep the OLine continuity!!

For all the folks who think that the GBP window of opportunity is nigh coming to a close with Aaron Rodgers, then this is a good signing. It took 3 years for Aaron Jones to break out. Without him, there would be a drop off in 2021 and well, just one more year of maybe not having the roster to get to the final game.

Its more than just plug and play some new running back and trying to replace 2020 production. How many years had GB been trying to get a top threat RB? Even more, it is about maintaining a dangerous trifecta of AR, AJ and DAdams, so the potent threat of Jones really helps Davante, and vice versa. The offense without Jones would most likely be watered down. So GBP can go into the season with a very high degree of confidence and familiarity, and that gives the play caller a lot of advantage in developing the schemes further. AJ was a great team-first guy, so I'm glad that the team did him right.

Yippy skippy!

Most people on this site are clueless like usual.. Jones gave the packers a huge discount only 13 million guaranteed my gosh .. the annual salary doesnt matter it is the guaranteed dollars that due .. He easily could have destroyed this offer in Free Agency .. Only person angry is his agent and the old men on this site yelling "GET OFF MY LAWN".

Kudos to Gutey and Ball holding thier line ande congrats to Aaron jones making life changing money

And congratulations to the commentors on this site for showing how dumb they always are !

This is an “all in” type of move. This offense with Dillon and Jones will be dynamic. I see an OT and a lot of defensive players drafted. GPG let’s get in the SB!!

Dumb. Does the Gute have any plan at all? First, we draft a edge player at No. 12 to sit him on the bench for an overpaid underachiever and then we restructure the underachiever to make sure our high draft pick continues to ride the pine. Next, we draft a QB in the first and put him street clothes behind our MVP QB for about 4 years. (Look for a big extension for AR in the near future to coumpound the mistake.). Finally, we draft a power runner and a blocking H- back to transition to a power run game but then bust the bank for an undersized, often injured RB for the next 4 years. What’s it going to be Gute. The power running Ravens or Mike McMuffin’s pass happy Cowboys?

Happy Jones will be back, but the cost is much to steep for my blood (and it seems a few others). It will be great having Dillon and Jones together to make the Packers run game a bigger threat. Judging by the numbers it has to be assumed that the 1st and likely 2nd yr contract numbers will be greatly reduced. That makes it fairly likely Jones could become a cap casualty in yrs 3 and 4, even w/ the new TV contract. The window of Rodgers, Adams Jones and Dillon is open for 2 yrs, then it'll largely depend on if Rodgers makes to year 3. The Packers probably have an out in years 2 or 3.

Great news! I thought it was too much to pay a RB over $11 million and wrote that we should move on, but now that he's back in the fold I'm ecstatic. Great back, great teammate, should make Rodgers happy, not a huge cap hit this year so we can likely still sign another FA, either DL or CB. Great offense remains intact. All good.

Rodgers and Z. Smith will be restructured, Davante gets a new deal, lowering this year's cap hit even more so this likely doesn't negate one or two additional strategic additions.

I do think it might end the Will Fuller speculation though. I don't believe they'll sign a FA WR. The strategy I would think more likely is to draft a WR in the 1st or 2nd (depending on who they sign in FA) and another WR later in the draft. Have to have some depth since EQ and MVS are on their last year. The addition of Funchess probably reinforces that.

But then I've wrong on practically everything so far; thought they'd drop P. Smith, let A. Jones go, and call me for a tryout at kick returner. None of those things happened, so expect Fuller to be a Packer.

Great work by Gute. Money well and wise spend. Not too much at all. AJ is a huge part of our O.......

And Jones even gave a discount. Thats what Lombardi means with Packer People.

I’m glad he’s coming back, but I would not have resigned him to a second contract.

Wow, that's a great deal for us ! Perhaps interest was tepid and he decided to stay with a wining combo. I just hope we can make enough cap space to sign a free agent DT or CB.

I think some folks need to take a deep breath about the contract until it is fully analyzed. At the end of the day, either the offers were not as big as Jones was expecting (which, given that he hired Rosenhaus, I'm kind of thinking is true), or else he gave the Packers a pretty big discount. I don't know how they are going to make the money work, but I just hope it works out. Go Pack go!

Would like to know how many teams and the offers he received to make such a quick sign after not being Tagged?

Don't care if he had offers from every team or just the Packers, the question is it good for the Pack? Gute must think it is and that he can still plug other holes. A one-two punch of Jones and Dillon is solid, and if Jones is hurt you have a great replacement. The Packers with Rodgers are an offensive-minded team. A vital position on offense is now solidified.

NEWS FLASH:

Per Matt Lombardo, his NFL sources indicate that "I’m told the #Packers’ deal with Aaron Jones is actually closer to $9.5M APY with incentives that can push it to $12M."

I am not at all sure Jones gave GB the hometown discount at $12M AAV. Depends on how easy the incentives are to reach.

Leotis: there were reports that the Packers offered $9M AAV and others that indicated they offered "top 5 RB money" (which would be $12M) when Jones was with his first agent. We have to wait to see what the numbers really are for Jones. Was the first agent overvaluing Jones? the next agent is Rosenhaus. Wait for the numbers.

https://twitter.com/mattlombardonfl/status/1371204775031738377?s=21

Yes, he deserves every penny!

YES! This is very uplifting. Thunder and Lightning indeed.

Aaron Jones is more than a running back. He is a star of our team. And Russ Ball is the star of our off-season.

So glad to hear. I thought we had lost this Game Changer when we didn’t tag him. Just read on Twitter that his agent said that Jones wanted to be a Packer and that they expected much higher offers. It looks like we are going to have another incredible year! Go Pack!

Glad Aaron Jones is back in Green Bay!! He has proven his worth many times over and earned the respect of his teammates, the coaches, and the rest of the NFL. The Packers are better off with him than without him. Looking forward to watching him be a dominant force in this explosive offense of the Packers.

PFT has it that Rosenhaus anticipated bigger offers. I guess they wasn't much interest at his price.

I must admit that I didnt think that Jones would be back. Most of that was because of the types of people that Drew R represented and his particular attitude. But maybe that was just TO and others. Now whether or not we overpaid will always be a discussion. People complain when guys take the money and leave and GM's dont try and resign. But that is the cap - and when a team is successful players get valued higher. People complain when a team doesnt try to resign their own. Remember when TT let Rivera and Wahl walk- 4 was upset - but those guys only had 3 good years in them together. I have been critical that Hayward, Tretter and Micah Hyde walk . I am not one of those prognosticators like those TV and radio guys who says it is win at all costs time for AR - I think that is is win every year with AR - and Drew Brees and Tom Brady - because they have it. Now it is time to build the D and even though I though that Preston should have been cut - the fact is that he played better near the end of the season and perhaps with the new DC he might fit a better scheme and his new salary might motivate him. We still need to fix the Dline /middle linebacker and D back situation - but a lot of guys are getting released - like Hayward ( does he have a year left in him?) So at least Jones gives us some stablility and doesnt push Dillon too hard too fast.

Well, time for debbie downer.

I am excited and can't wait to see Jones and Dillon. That said, $12M is too rich for my blood. I'd be much happier if Matt Lombardo is correct and it is $9.5M APY with incentives and escalators (Incentives are much better for the player) that could push it to $14M APY. $14M APY is probably high since Shefter got his information from the agent, Rosenhausm and agents often include the incentives in their AAV info. Have to wait.

Yes, I think signing a CB2 would have been a better use of cap space. But I am not a draftnik and thus I am not sure how good some of the CB prospects will likely be. If Barmore falls and GB takes him in the first [or if the OT is just too good to ignore - maybe Darrisaw or Cosmi] is there a CB in the 2nd (and I mean at least one who falls to 50 - we draft 60th after all) who can start day one? IDK.

We have lots of picks this year including some not premium but nice picks with one third, two 4ths, and 2 fifths. CBs don't normally come in the 4th and 5th rounds, not day one starters.

Waiting for the actual numbers to judge this deal. It should be fun to watch them, but I am not a teenager. Yeah, getting closer to the grumpy old man yelling get off my lawn.

Great to have him back, as it keeps us from having to fill a giant void in the offense. But is one ball going to be enough for all these weapons?

Aside from a high quality prospect at T and maybe a hidden gem at WR, using the other eight picks on defense seems to make sense. I know--somehow a monkey wrench will get thrown into this.

Awesome signing and very solid contract with a bunch of incentives. And Jonesy turned down more money to come back to the pack, what a humble guy, real franchise player. GPG

Great signing! As stated above, let's wait to see the actual numbers Aaron signed for. In my mind, if we had to replace AJ, it would have to come from the draft. It would take years to develop a RB even if we hit on a good one in the draft. The team's stable of RB's are not ready for prime time yet, without AJ & Jamaal Williams. If you do the free agent route, you are still paying for a RB ( of lesser quality) for at least 4 to 6 million per year. All day long I will take a proven player who loves the system, is a loyal want to be Packer, & an Aaron Rodgers want. Keep Aaron Rodgers happy, add a veteran CB in free agency, draft wisely. Do not give away draft picks, keep them all. Down the road we are going to need cheap contracts for the next 4 years to off set the money we are kicking the can down the road now. The Cap number in the future will go up, so that should also help the restructuring of current contracts. Go Pack Go!

I literally almost jumped out of my seat. This is awesome. Jones is a great guy and we have a Lightning and Thunder in place for three seasons now.

Glorious news! Can't wait to see Jones running behind Deguara as the lead blocker. Thought we lost him. Now we can focus draft on WR and OL for the offense. The rest defense, CB, DL and ILB. Maybe this is the sign that we're going all in for 2021.
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Wow. Wow . Wow. So pleased. So grateful. So excited to have Aaron Jones signed. Took me by surprise but it shows that he is an important straw stirring the drink. The Packers are just a different team with i on the field. It will be fun to watch the Jones-Dillon-Deguera-Dafney backfield. Aaron Jones and AJ Dillion are like Bourbon and an ice cube or cherry pie with ice cream. The two just go so well together. What a splash sign by Gutey. So wonderful to not let one of our great players walk.

I want the Packers to win a Super Bowl this Season. A. Jones signing has a greater chance of making that happen than any FA RB or rookie drafted. Most good rookie RB's can start year one but ML offense w/ it's blocking schemes is harder to get them to learn and executed their responsibilities on a given play. Dillon came along very, very slow last year. Jones is an elite weapon running or receiving. I really liked Williams also, never put the ball on the ground, very reliable and pretty good smooth receiving skills. Our team is better positioned for the postseason already. Now go get a talented CB in FA and above average DL next to Clark. I think we can work around OT until Bak is back and address it in the draft at some point. I know everyone wants a shiny ILB in the draft but we have a couple fellas showing something as rookies. The new DC worked w/ LB's a lot, I think they will grow in it and would be ahead of most rookies in year #2. Need a really good WR or CB round 1-2. GPG

Great and unexpected news! I love Aaron Jones and am very happy he's going to stay a Packer. And I'm not going to worry about any potential ramifications until they actually (maybe) occur.

Will be interested to see how the structure of the last year (2024) looks when he'll be in his enemy year (DRAGON). From a cap perspective, hopefully an easy out.

My opinion on this off season dealings is that Arod is the key behind some of these deals.

It would not surprise me if they have some deal worked out with him and it would have Big Bob T included in some fashion. Linsley maybe but his next deal will be huge and not affordable.

Props to all for being Packers.

I understand resigning him and I get what Jones means to this offense and this is an all-in move kicking the can down the line.....So I don't mean to pee in everyone's oatmeal but I have to say I think these funds could have been better utilized elsewhere. Adding depth to the IDL or grabbing a moderately priced pass catcher.

Signing RBs to large deals almost never works. Most of those large contracts are regrettable except maybe Kamara. Oh well it's done. Feed him and Dillon. Actually commit to running the ball.

Very mixed emotions. Yes, Jones is a great player and teammate. I worry about his durability. He is a very good RB but he isnt a top 5 back in my opinion.

I'd prefer spending money on linemen on both sides of the line. Over and over in FA and draft. Throw in an ILB and a slot WR.

It's like when someone hands you a piece of decadent chocolate cake, but you're on a diet, fighting in the gym to lose those last few pounds. Sure, the cake is delicious, but how much are you going to have to pay for it on the treadmill tomorrow and the day after that?

Ah, what the hell. Let's look on the bright side. At least we're not New Orleans, who managed to "lock up" Taysom Hill on a four year 140 million dollar contract, thereby making it impossible for teams who would never want Taysom Hill to sign him. Sheesh... who was chomping at the bit to pay that kind of coin to Taysom Hill?!?!?

I would have preferred for AJ to be released and for Smith to be cut or swapped, because I believe the money intended for them would have been more useful to sign some FAs and fill gaps (CB ILB help Clark).
That said, as always, I will be the main fan of both AJ and P. Smith
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GPG

However, let us remember that if we do not repair the obvious holes it is possible to have a replay season of the one just passed ...

i think there would have been close to fan revolt if we let Jones walk. i felt, more than Rodgers, he was the real soul of theteam, loved by one and all. remember the story from his first year of anonymously helping some elderly lady with her bags in the outagamie country airport? i mean the guy is just plain good to the core, on every dimension. the sad thing is the equally charming and very able Williams will be elsewhere and there is someone whom you also just want the best for, deserving every dollar he will make. best 1-2 combo of running backs in the league