Aaron Jones: Runner back agrees four-year deal to stay with Green Bay Packers | NFL News

Aaron Jones will return to Green Bay rather than be a free agency; Packers running back have posted more than 4,000 yards from scrimmage and 43 touchdowns for the team since they were drafted in 2017; The NFL free agency opens on March 17 as the new league season begins

Green Bay Packers are running back Aaron Jones on a four-year, $ 48m deal agreed to stay with the team, according to multiple sources.

With Jones set to hit the free agency on March 17, the Packers took the 26 – year – old off the market by securing an agreement that will keep him with the team until the 2024 season.

Jones was selected by Green Bay in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft after playing college football for the University of Texas at El Paso, and has grown into a strong rush over his four-year career to so far.

After showing flashes of his talent in his rookie season and improving his stats in year two, Jones stepped into the top role for Green Bay in 2019 and succeeded. He passed the 1,000-yard mark on the ground (1,084) and scored 474 on the ground, while his 16 rushing touchdowns led the NFL.

Despite losing two games in 2020, Jones passed the speed mark the previous season (1,104 yards) and was voted for the Pro Bowl for the first time.

Green Bay threw a second-round pick on AJ Dillon’s run back in the NFL Draft last year, and enjoyed it until the end of the season – particularly in a 124-yard performance against the Tennessee Titans.

When Dillon, as well as the Packers who got the chance to hand out a Jones tag before the date of this offseason, came in, many believed Jones was ready to find a new team on the market. free agent.

However, he will return to lead a strong offensive attack as the Packers look to improve on their NFC Championship loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season.

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