DONE DEAL: The Packers officially signed $80 million, four-time Pro Bowl running back before their playoff matchup with the 49ers.

Packers Destination for $80 Million, 4-Time Pro Bowl Running Back

The Green Bay Packers already have one of the best running backs in the NFL, but unfortunately he’s playing on one of the least favorable contracts.

Aaron Jones sacrificed $5 million ahead of the 2023 campaigns to remain a member of the Packers, per Pro Football Talk. And though his production was minimal-to-moderate for much of the regular season, largely due to multiple injuries, Jones turned it on down the stretch. He has produced four consecutive contests of at least 110 rushing yards and scored three touchdowns against the Dallas Cowboys during Super Wild Card Weekend to help Green Bay win its first playoff game of the Jordan Love era.

Jones’ history as a player and a person with the Packers organization has been immaculate. That said, adding to that legacy in 2024 is going to cost the franchise a pretty penny. Instead of paying up to hold onto Jones, Green Bay could choose perhaps an even more viable path to success and get in the game for four-time Pro Bowler Derrick Henry of the Tennessee Titans.

Henry essentially said his goodbyes to Tennessee fans following the team’s regular season finale in Week 18, but he’s not ready to bid farewell to the NFL. Henry made his position in that regard clear on the January 17 edition of the “Bussin’ With The Boys” podcast.

“I want to win a Super Bowl,” Henry said. “I ain’t done playing, I ain’t even close to done playing.”

Derrick Henry Can Offer Packers Pro-Bowl Play at Discount Deal

 

Henry is a potentially problematic addition, whether as a standalone signing or as a replacement for Jones, because of his age and usage history. The eight-year NFL veteran just turned 30 years old, which has functioned as an age at which teams begin to devalue a running back because of the assumed amount of tread on his tires combined with the violent nature of the position.