Aaron Jones shares a confession that hits Packers fans deeply and explains why returning to Green Bay this year means even more
Running back had a beautiful career in Green Bay, but now is an NFC North rival.
Aaron Jones is now in his second season with the Minnesota Vikings, but he still has a close connection with the Green Bay Packers and what his original team meant to his career. On Sunday, he faces the Packers at Lambeau Field for the second time, and it still has a special meaning.
“Definitely excited to go back,” Jones said. “Last time I was there, I was welcomed with much love and that’s always appreciated. So anytime I get to go back, it feels like a full circle moment and just to take time to realize the path that I’ve been on this journey and all that it’s taken and what more it’s going to take.”
Performance on the field
At Lambeau Field last year, the Vikings won 31-29. The running back had 93 yards rushing and 46 receiving, but didn’t find the end zone in each of last year’s two rivalry games. He doesn’t know what it feels like to lose to Green Bay, however he hasn’t scored a touchdown either.
“I think I’m even more excited about it this year than I was last year, because I didn’t get in last year,” Jones added. “So it’s definitely something I got to smell the end zone, find a way to make it happen one way or another. And then get my leap in in regulation instead of after regulation this time.”
Aaron Jones played seven seasons on the Packers, becoming third all-time rusher in franchise history — 5,940 yards, just behind Ahman Green and Jim Taylor.
Now, he’s in the second season (and second contract) with the Vikings. In one and a half seasons in Minnesota, he’s had 1,394 rushing yards, 520 receiving yards, and nine total touchdowns. After signing a one-year, $7 million deal in free agency last year, he reached a two-year, $20 million contract extension back in the offseason.
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