Running back Josh Jacobs found a new home this off-season when he signed a four-year, $48 milion contract with the Green Bay Packers. After being franchise-tagged by the Las Vegas Raiders for the 2023 season, Jacobs was able to test the market after becoming an unrestricted free agent this offseason.

There were multiple teams interested in Jacobs’ services, one of them being an old AFC West rival. The Kansas City Chiefs, according to Jacobs, were recruiting him heavily to sign with them this off-season.

Jacobs recently opened up to The Athletic and said there was no way he could see himself wearing the Chiefs’ colors and didn’t want to be known for joining a super team.

“They were trying to get me hard,” he said. “But there was no way I was going there. I feel like once you are rivals with somebody, you have a genuine hate for them. I couldn’t see myself in that color. And besides, I never wanted to be the guy that joined the dominant team. I want to be the guy that beats the dominant team.”

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Jacobs signed a four-year deal worth up to $48 million with Green Bay this offseason, that includes $12.5 million guaranteed. He is essentially playing on a one-year deal with Green Bay, having the option of extension if they want him back again.

Josh Jacobs is expected to lead the Green Bay Pakcers backfield in 2024

When the Green Bay Packers signed Josh Jacobs this offseason, they did so with the desire to see him take over the team’s backfield.

Packers’ 2023 second-leading rusher, A.J. Dillon, was also expected to have a big season this year with Aaron Jones signing with the Minnesota Vikings in free agency.

The Packers announced on Tuesday that Dillon would miss the rest of the entire 2024 season with a neck injury. With the Packers without their two leading rushers from last season, all the weight of the backfield’s success was on Jacobs’ shoulders.

After leading the league in rushing yards in 2022 (1,653), Jacobs took a step down in productivity last season. He rushed for 805 yards, six touchdowns and averaged 3.5 yards per carry.

Hopefully, Jacobs can go back to his 2022 form where he led the league in rushing. The Packers will need him after losing both Dillon and Jones.