For the first time since 2017, the Green Bay Packers will have a new No. 1 running back. Free agent Josh Jacobs has reached a deal with the Packers, who in turn have told Aaron Jones he's being released, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
Jacobs, 26, responded to being slapped with a $10.091 million franchise tag last season by not signing it and skipping the entire Las Vegas Raiders' offseason program, training camp and preseason.
He agreed to a restructured $11.791 million, one-year deal and had the worst season of his five-year career — finishing with lows in games played (13), rushing yards (805), yards per carry (3.5), rushing touchdowns (6), rushing first downs (34) and yards from scrimmage (1,101).
Jones, meanwhile, has averaged 5.0 yards per carry over 97 games since being draft by Green Bay in 2017. In his seven seasons, Jones, 29, had rushed for 5,940 yards and scored 63 total touchdowns (45 rushing, 18 receiving).