Packers RB Aaron Jones - Photo by Dairyland Express
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) – One of the Packers’ all-time leading rushers returns to Green Bay this weekend and wrote a letter to fans in The Players Tribune before the big game.
Aaron Jones, who played for the Packers from 2017 to 2023 and is now a Minnesota Viking, called the letter “A Message for Green Bay,” which thanked fans and former teammates, saying, “It wasn’t just my teammates who made me feel seen in Green Bay—it was our fans, too. Especially in those first few years when I was trying to make my name in the league, I think people started to notice that good things would happen when I had the ball, and they wanted me to be more involved. So they started tweeting with the hashtag #FREEAARONJONES. I know it’s just a hashtag, but I won’t lie, that was cool.”
“I’m also very grateful for the Packers organization and the way they had faith in me as a person. One of the biggest mistakes I ever made was as a rookie: I got cited for driving with marijuana in my system and suspended by the league for the start of my second year. I was so embarrassed after it happened. They say you represent the G at all times, and I hadn’t held up my part of that. I felt like I’d let everyone down who gave me a chance as a fifth-round pick—and for a guy like me who wasn’t established yet, a lot of teams might’ve said, “let’s just cut him.” It definitely could have gone either way, but the Packers had my back,” Jones continued.
Jones further stated that the city of Green Bay and the Packers organization will always be important to him, saying, “That’s the biggest thing I want to write here, not just to the Packers organization but really to all of Green Bay. Thank you. It’s going to feel strange being on that visiting sideline for the first time and being on the other side of this NFC North thing in general — but it’s ALL love, and it’s so much gratitude. Thanks for “betting” on me, riding with me, hash tagging for me, and everything else. Thanks for SEEING me. No G on the helmet Sunday, always one in my heart.”
After a stellar career in Green Bay, Jones finished fourth in rushing touchdowns (45), seventh in total touchdowns (63), and third in running yards (5,940) in team history.
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