Aaron Jones #33 of the Green Bay Packers is helped off the field after being injured in the second quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers at Lambeau Field on November 19, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
This has been a miserable season for the Green Bay Packers — the type their devoted fans haven’t had to deal with for decades.
The team is currently 4-6, and it is starting to seem that new starting quarterback Jordan Love will not be the long-term answer at that position.
Things have now gone from bad to worse for the Packers, as Adam Schefter reported on Tuesday that running back Aaron Jones has a sprained MCL and is unlikely to play on Thursday when they visit the Detroit Lions in the Lions’ annual Thanksgiving game.
Packers’ RB Aaron Jones has an MCL sprain, will be considered week to week, but is unlikely to play Thursday, per source.
Jones has teamed with AJ Dillon to give Green Bay a strong duo in the backfield over the last few years.
He has gone over 1,000 rushing yards three times in his previous six seasons, and he led the NFL with 16 rushing touchdowns in 2019 while being named to the Pro Bowl the following year.
When Aaron Rodgers was still the man under center for Green Bay and let Jones and Dillon do their thing on the ground, the team tended to prosper.
It reached the NFC Championship Game in both the 2019 and 2020 seasons, but that now seems like a long time ago, as it will be years before it will be able to return to that plateau.
This isn’t the first injury Jones has had to deal with in 2023 — early in the season, he suffered a hamstring ailment that forced him to miss multiple games.
In seven games this year, he has 245 yards and two touchdowns on the ground plus 169 yards and one touchdown in the air.
Bay, Wisconsin.
Matt LaFleur of the Green Bay Packers looks on against the Chicago Bears during the fourth quarter at Soldier Field on September 10, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.
David Bakhtiari #69 of the Green Bay Packers participates in an OTA practice session at Don Hutson Center on May 31, 2023 in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin.
Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers looks on under center against the Chicago Bears during the first quarter at Soldier Field on September 10, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.
Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers looks to pass during the first quarter in the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 17, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.
David Bakhtiari #69 of the Green Bay Packers reacts to a play during a game against the New England Patriots at Lambeau Field on October 02, 2022 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Patriots 27-24 in overtime.
Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers looks on prior to the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on September 10, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets sacked by defensive end Leonard Floyd #56 of the Buffalo Bills during the first quarter of the NFL game at MetLife Stadium on September 11, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets is helped onto a cart after an injury during the first quarter of the NFL game against the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium on September 11, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Sports commentator Michael Irvin looks on during warmups at Lucas Oil Stadium before the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New York Jets on November 04, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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