NFL Insider: AJ Dillon Unlikely to Sign Packers Contract After Josh Jacobs Deal

Both members of the thunder and lightning backfield for the Green Bay Packers are unlikely to be with the team in 2024.

Per ESPN's Rob Demovsky, AJ Dillon is "likely" to play elsewhere next season after Aaron Jones was released on Monday.

NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported the Packers agreed to a four-year, $48 million deal with former Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs.

Soon after the agreement with Jacobs was reported, Green Bay announced it released Jones. There was an expectation going into the offseason the Packers would at least approach Jones about reworking his deal since he was going to count $17.6 million against the cap.

Instead, the Packers simply decided to go in a different direction with the younger Jacobs as their primary running back. Jones is set to join another NFC North club after agreeing to a one-year, $7 million deal with the Minnesota Vikings, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero.

Dillon has always felt like he was going to be the odd man out, regardless of what else the Packers did with their running backs this offseason. His production has dropped off after he got a bigger role in the offense.

After averaging 5.3 yards per carry on just 46 attempts as a rookie in 2020, Dillon's yards per carry has declined in each subsequent season. He averaged a career-low 3.4 yards per attempt on 178 carries last season.

The Packers will almost certainly look to add more depth behind Jacobs this offseason. Ellis Merriweather, who didn't appear in a game as an undrafted rookie last season, is the only other running back currently on the roster.

Emanuel Wilson, another undrafted rookie in 2023, received a qualifying tender as an exclusive rights free agent.

A second-round pick by the Packers in 2020, Dillon ran for 2,428 yards and 16 touchdowns in 60 games over the past four seasons.