The Packers were already in a bit of a slide, falling from 13–4 NFC North champions in 2021 to 8–9 and third in their division in 2022.
And that was before they traded away the best quarterback in franchise history, sending four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers to the Jets on April 24 in exchange for draft compensation.
An offense retooled around quarterback Jordan Love in his first full season under center would seem a harbinger of an imminent rebuild. However, running back Aaron Jones—a key offensive piece for the last six seasons of the Rodgers era—struck a different tone as Green Bay opened OTAs this week.
