The Green Bay Packers entered this offseason with two marquee free agents – running back Aaron Jones and center Corey Linsley – and with the shrinking salary cap putting them in a bind, the likelihood of even one returning held an outside chance. With the miracles that cap guru Russ Ball was able to work,…
Green Bay Packers put faith in Aaron Jones to defy history
The Green Bay Packers have never been a team who spent big to retain talent or to bring in big name players in free agency. The Smith brothers were a move that was unlike management decisions made in the past. Now, Aaron Jones had a big contract dealt out to him in an effort retain…
Aaron Jones resigning paints clear picture for Green Bay
The surprising resigning of running back Aaron Jones on Sunday means that at least two-thirds of the 2020 backfield for the Green Bay Packers will remain intact. But the need to clear even more salary cap space remains obvious, as well as what other moves will/will not happen. The four-year, $48 million deal, which includes…
Cheesehead Radio: Salary Cap Day and “All In”
CD, Kelly, and Jersey Al examine the impact of the new salary cap announced yesterday (which was lower than we hoped), and the impact of further cuts and restructures that might help the Green Bay Packers actually field a team this year. Join co-hosts CD Angeli, Jersey Al Bracco, and Kelly Hodgson, celebrating the tenth…
Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Jones to enter free agency
New year, new teams. With the new league year quickly approaching, the deadline for NFL teams to use the franchise tag on a player passed at 4pm this Tuesday. While many teams used the tag to bind a player to their franchise for another year, the Green Bay Packers did not. Star running back Aaron…
No Huddle Radio #23: The Biggest Off-Season Concern
As Aaron Jones’ return looks more and more dubious, the question looms large who to pair with AJ Dillon’s downhill running assault; J.J. and Gil weigh the options for finding a RB2. The guys then trudge through a couple of painful games in their Packers in Review series that mark a turn for the better…
Life in Green Bay without Aaron Jones and Corey Linsley
The Green Bay Packers will most likely be in the market for a new starting running back and a new starting center for the 2021 season, seeing as how both Aaron Jones and Corey Linsley are looking less and less likely to return. With both players have played their entire careers in green and gold,…