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Report: Former Alabama Standout Josh Jacobs Expected to Sign with Packers

Former Alabama Crimson Tide running back Josh Jacobs is reportedly headed to Green Bay.

Hunter De Siver

Report: Former Alabama Standout Josh Jacobs Expected to Sign with Packers
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Former Alabama football standout Josh Jacobs is signing a 4-year, $48 million contract with the Green Bay Packers after spending the first five seasons of his career with the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero.

This signing stems from Jacobs not being extended nor being franchise-tagged by the Raiders, which made him an unrestricted free agent.

Jacobs, who often split carries at Alabama but broke out during the 2018 SEC Championship and CFP semifinal game vs. Oklahoma, earned All-Pro honors in 2022 after finishing as the league's rushing leader. However, in 13 games this past season, he logged a career-low 3.5 yards per attempt. The two-time Pro Bowler turned 26-years-old on Feb. 11.

About an hour after Jacobs was signed, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the Packers informed starting running back Aaron Jones that he is being released. He had one year remaining on his contract, but now he'll become a free agent.

Jacobs, 26, gets a fresh start on the youngest team in the league. Green Bay made it to the Divisional round of this past season and has an extremely promising future ahead.

Jacobs has been linked with former Alabama standout and current Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry since the offseason started, as they were both free agents and not extended by their respective teams. All signs pointed to the 2015 Heisman Trophy winner finding a new team for the 2024 season, and Tennessee's signing of Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard to pair with young backup Tyjae Spears on Monday further proved that claim.

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Hunter De Siver
HUNTER DE SIVER

Hunter De Siver is a graduate from the University of Alabama, earning a degree in sports media. During his time in Tuscaloosa, Hunter distributed articles covering Alabama football, basketball, and baseball for WVUA 23 TV and discussed these topics on Tide 100.9 FM. Hunter also generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral. Since graduation, he's been contributing a plethora of NFL and NBA stories for FanNation and is a staff writer at MizzouCentral, Cowbell Corner and is back at BamaCentral.