Vikings running back Aaron Jones will be playing alongside a different quarterback for the fourth consecutive season as J.J. McCarthy takes over for Minnesota. After beginning his career in the backfield with future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers, Jones has played with Jordan Love, Sam Darnold and now McCarthy.
Though a new face is joining Jones in the backfield, the ninth-year back sees one promising parallel between McCarthy and his first quarterback in Rodgers—their IQ. Jones detailed on the Up & Adams Show that when he first came into the NFL, Rodgers was instrumental in teaching him where the blitz was coming from and what to look for pre-snap. Now, Jones seems to be seeing that level of intelligence and attention to detail from McCarthy.
