<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-josh-jacobs-take-2024-season-fire-up-fans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Josh Jacobs’ strong take on 2024 season will fire up Packers fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Josh-Jacobs2.jpg"></figure><h1>Josh Jacobs’ strong take on 2024 season will fire up Packers fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-30T18:52:53-07:00">May 30th, 6:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-30T19:01:44-07:00">May 30th, 7:01pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After five fruitful seasons with the Raiders, Josh Jacobs hit free agency in 2024. He was one of several veteran running backs to end up on the open market, along with Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry. And after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-green-bay-shockingly-agrees-contract-josh-jacobs">Green Bay Packers signed Jacobs</a> to a four-year, $48 million deal, he helped change how the NFL views the position with a Pro Bowl season.</p><p>Despite his excellent debut with the Packers, Jacobs <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/josh-jacobs-says-he-left-a-lot-on-the-table-last-season" rel="noopener">wasn’t satisfied</a> with his performance. “I feel like I had a good year, but I feel like I still left a lot on the table,” Jacobs admitted, per ProFootballTalk.</p><p>“For me, it’s just trying to come in and chase that No. 1 spot and raise a Super Bowl [trophy] at the end of the day. That’s the only thing that’s really on my mind,” he added.</p><h2><b>Josh Jacobs hopes to power the Packers to a championship</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Josh-Jacobs.jpg"><figcaption>William Glasheen USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin</figcaption></figure><p>Jacobs was sensational in his first season with the Packers. He ran for 1,329 yards – the best rushing season for a Green Bay RB since 2003 when Ahman Green racked up 1,883 yards. Jacobs also added a career-best 15 rushing touchdowns and cracked 300 carries for just the second time.</p><p>If there’s a lot left on the table for the bruising back in his age-27 season then Packers fans are in for a treat. Jacobs had the sixth-most rushing yards in the NFL in 2024 and the second-most touchdowns.</p><p>His performance helped the Packers to a strong 11-6 season in the highly competitive NFC North. Green Bay made the playoffs but lost in the Wild Card round to the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.</p><p>Following the season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-josh-jacobs-did-not-stutter-needs-this-offseason">Jacobs made it clear the Packers need a WR1</a>. Although the team already has several talented receivers, none of them reached 1,000 yards in 2024 and only Jayden Reed exceeded 620 receiving yards.</p><p>The Packers appear to have obliged Jacobs as the team landed former Texas wideout Matthew Golden with the 23rd overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. It was the first time since 2002 that the organization took a receiver in the first round as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-jordan-love-sky-high-hopes-matthew-golden-connection">Jordan Love to Golden connection</a> was too tempting to pass up.</p><p>With a first-round wideout and a motivated Jacobs, head coach Matt LaFleur should have plenty to work with on offense. If the Detroit Lions or the Minnesota Vikings take a step back in 2025, the Packers could be well positioned to capture the division.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Josh Jacobs’ strong take on 2024 season will fire up Packers fans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/henry-ruggs-training-in-prison-for-nfl-return-according-to-josh-jacobs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Henry Ruggs training in prison for NFL return, according to Josh Jacobs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Former-Las-Vegas-Raiders-WR-Henry-Ruggs-III_52ae71.jpg"></figure><h1>Henry Ruggs training in prison for NFL return, according to Josh Jacobs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-01T11:38:18-07:00">May 1st, 11:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-01T11:38:18-07:00">May 1st, 11:38am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It has been quite a while away from the NFL for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-chilling-henry-ruggs-iii-crash-video-released-by-police">Henry Ruggs after his conviction</a>. And he has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/raiders-news-henry-ruggs-mental-health-treatment-ptsd-over-fatal-car-crash">undergone PTSD treatment</a>. But Josh Jacobs said Ruggs has been training in prison for a return to the NFL.</p><p>Jacobs spoke about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1925&amp;v=SKywNAYQLYI&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="noopener">his former teammate</a> on The Pivot Podcast.</p><p>“He’s a good kid, he’s never been in trouble,” Jacobs said. “I’ve never seen him do nothing crazy. Like he was just one of them guys that had a very, very unfortunate situation, and something (happened) in a decision that he made. That’s what hurt me the most because he isn’t somebody that you would look at and be like, bro, you deserve this to happen to you. So for me, it hurt a lot.”</p><h2><b>Former Raiders WR Henry Ruggs trying to rebuild career</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Former-Las-Vegas-Raiders-WR-Henry-Ruggs-III.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jacobs, a star NFL running back, said he hasn’t forgotten Ruggs.</p><p>“Keeping up with him and hearing him talk, it brings me spirits because he’s always positive about everything,” Jacobs said. “Like he’s training. They let him train and things like that. So I’m like, I don’t know if you will get a chance. I’ve been talking to some people for him, they’ve been saying a couple of teams are willing to give him a chance.”</p><p>Jacobs played with Ruggs for two season with the Crimson Tide. They joined forces again with the Raiders. Jacobs now plays for the Packers.</p><p>Ruggs is in prison for killing a woman, Tina Tintor, in a collision in November of 2021. Las Vegas Metro Police said Ruggs “showed signs of impairment” after they responded to the collision, and that Ruggs’ blood-alcohol content was 0.16, more than twice Nevada’s legal limit, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6326583/2025/05/01/josh-jacobs-henry-ruggs-iii-nfl-car-crash/" rel="noopener">the police report</a> via Sports Illustrated. Authorities said Ruggs was driving his Corvette at speeds as fast as 156 miles per hour at 3:40 a.m. when he crashed into Tintor’s SUV.</p><p>Ruggs has a parole date of August 5th, 2026. He will be 27 years old as of that date.</p><p>The Raiders selected Ruggs as the No. 12 pick overall in the 2020 NFL Draft. In two seasons with the team, Ruggs totaled 50 catches for 921 yards and had four touchdowns.</p><p>Jacobs said he went to Ruggs’ house after the incident.</p><p>“When I start finding out more about the story and how they were supposedly racing, I’m like, ‘Who was he with?’ ” Jacobs said. But he was with his family. I went to his house. I had some words with some people, and I’m just like man, y’all got to understand, bro, like he’s the breadwinner of the family. He’s the one. He’s the one changing all of your lives.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Henry Ruggs training in prison for NFL return, according to Josh Jacobs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-how-josh-jacobs-standing-up-nick-saban-nfl-stardom');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Josh Jacobs standing up to Nick Saban led to NFL stardom');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Green-Bay-Packers-running-back-Josh-Jacobs-8-stiff-arms-Houston-Texans-safety-Eric-Murray-23-during-the-third-quarter-of-their-game-Sunday-October-20-2024-at-Lambeau-Field-in-Green-Bay-Wisconsin.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>How Josh Jacobs standing up to Nick Saban led to NFL stardom</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-01T08:39:57-07:00">May 1st, 8:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-01T08:39:57-07:00">May 1st, 8:39am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers have added a ton of talent during the 2025 NFL offseason. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-green-bay-paying-77-million-top-guard-free-agency-help-jordan-love">Green Bay spent big in free agency on guard Aaron Banks</a>. The Packers also did the unimaginable and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-brian-gutekunst-eye-opening-matthew-golden-take-after-drafting-texas-star">added a first-round receiver in Matthew Golden</a> during the 2025 NFL Draft. Green Bay is set up to challenge for the NFC North title in 2025.</p><p>Green Bay would be a completely different offense without running back Josh Jacobs. Jacobs <a href="https://youtu.be/SKywNAYQLYI?t=1169" rel="noopener">shared an eye-opening story</a> from his college days during a recent interview on The Pivot podcast.</p><p>Jacobs explained how standing up to Nick Saban at Alabama helped make him a more featured part of the offense.</p><p>“That Ole Miss game I scored a touchdown and I got a taunting penalty. Basically me and dude were going back and forth and I got a taunting penalty,” Jacobs said. “So typical Saban fashion, especially with something that’s controllable, he cursed me out. So I’m like oh s—t, and I eat it. He cursed me out and I got to eat that, but then a couple of drives went by and he tried to curse me out again and I’m like hold on. So I’m like hold on, and I get up and Saban is short, so I’m like bro what are we on? I’m mad, so I’m on that for real with him. So it’s right before halftime. So we go into halftime I take my pads off and I’m like I’m good, I’m done with this s—t. I’m gonna figure it out, transfer or whatever.”</p><p>Jacobs then made an important play that seemed to catch Saban’s attention.</p><p>“Long story short I come back out, they kick the ball, I was kick returner, I take it like 70 – 80 yards,” Jacobs continued. “Didn’t even celebrate, I just stared him down the whole time. Ran down the sidelines just staring him down the whole time and than after that, literally the next day, me and him, we had a meeting, we sat down and we had a real conversation. After that they started making plays for me in the offense and my career just started taking off.”</p><p>Jacobs took advantage of the opportunity, racking up 1,315 all-purpose yards during his final season in Tuscaloosa. Just a few months later, he made it into the NFL.</p><p>The Raiders drafted Jacobs in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Josh Jacobs standing up to Nick Saban led to NFL stardom

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/how-packers-fill-josh-jacobs-perceived-roster-needs-2025');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Packers should fill Josh Jacobs’ perceived roster needs in 2025');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/How-Packers-should-fill-Josh-Jacobs-perceived-roster-needs-in-2025.jpg"></figure><h1>How Packers should fill Josh Jacobs’ perceived roster needs in 2025</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-06T18:53:38-08:00">February 6th, 6:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-06T18:53:38-08:00">February 6th, 6:53pm</time><address><a>Andrew Kulha</a>Andrew Kulha has been a professional sports writer since 2010. His work has been featured in publications such as Bleacher Report, 247Sports, Yardbarker, Forbes, Saturday Tradition, Saturday Down South, Prep Hoops and many others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Running back <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-josh-jacobs-hints-recruiting-free-agents-2025">Josh Jacobs wants to build the Green Bay Packers in his image</a>. Well, perhaps that’s not truly the case, but he hasn’t been shy recently about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-josh-jacobs-did-not-stutter-needs-this-offseason">making his suggestions on what the team needs to do this offseason</a>.</p><p>It’s not a bad thing either, what Jacobs has done as he’s taken a tour of the media circuit in the week before Super Bowl 59. Jacobs is arguably the team’s best offensive player and he’s a player <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-green-bay-shockingly-agrees-contract-josh-jacobs">General Manager Brian Gutekunst paid handsomely to bring into Green Bay</a> as a free agent last season.</p><p>What Jacobs says should carry a ton of weight, <a href="https://x.com/TheGameMKE/status/1887184154376167457">so when he went out and spoke</a> to 97.3 The Game of Milwaukee on Wednesday and essentially called out the Packers’ current wideout room — it was heard loud and clear.</p><p>“We’ve got a really young group of receivers; all can be really, really, really special,” Jacobs said. “But I think, personally, we need a guy that’s proven to be a No. 1 already — somebody we know that’s going to be a little more consistent.”</p><p>Not everyone loved Jacobs’ message, but Dontayvion Wicks, <a href="https://x.com/WicksDontayvion/status/1887190285324525871" rel="noopener">if you don’t like it</a>, prove him wrong this offseason. It wasn’t even that hard of a callout either, because Jacobs did say each of those wideouts is talented and can be great, and that’s the truth.</p><p>Wicks is much like Romeo Doubs and Jayden Reed, though, in that consistency has been an issue. And let’s not even get started with Christian Watson, who consistently has found himself injured and will be again in 2025.</p><p>Jacobs’ desire for a true No. 1 wide receiver got a ton of buzz on the Packers’ corner of the internet, but that wasn’t the only position he thinks Gutekunst needs to address this offseason. In fact, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4cVe4mIH4g&amp;pp=ygUdcHJvIGZvb3RiYWxsIHRhbGsgam9zaCBqYWNvYnM%3D" rel="noopener">it was just one of three needs</a> he pointed out.</p><p>“We’re probably missing like two-three pieces. Once we get that, we’ll be alright, Jacobs said in a conversation with Pro Football Talk. “I think we need another defensive end. I think we need another defensive back.”</p><p>Jacobs then went on to discuss Green Bay’s wideouts, which is what got all the attention.</p><p>The thing is, Jacobs is right. That’s a tremendous assessment of the Packers’ offseason needs. So with that in mind, here are the three players the Packers should get to fill those needs.</p><h2><b>Myles Garrett could be Packers’ new EDGE</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-gm-drops-sense-of-urgency-warning-for-2025-season">Gutekunst recently revealed</a> that he believes there needs to be a sense of “urgency’ around the Packers this offseason and that it’s time for them to get back to competing for and winning the Super Bowl.</p><p>That’s a fun soundbite from the general manager, but now he has the opportunity to put his money where his mouth is.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-news-myles-garrett-trade-request-letter-cleveland">Myles Garrett wants to be traded by the Cleveland Browns</a>, and a generational pass-rusher like Garrett does not come around often.</p><p>Garrett has 102.5 sacks in his already legendary eight-season career, which averages out to 14.9 sacks per 17 games. Rashan Gary is the Packers’ current best pass rusher and he’s never gotten over 9.5 sacks in a season.</p><p>The need is obvious and the fit would be astronomical. So would be the trade that it would take to bring Garrett to Green Bay, but you don’t win Super Bowls without taking that type of big swing.</p><h2><b>Jahdae Barron could fill Packers’ CB need in 2025 NFL Draft</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/The-Packers-could-use-Jahdae-Barron-out-of-Texas.jpg"><figcaption>Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jacobs is right in pointing out that the Packers need some help in the secondary and especially at cornerback. Xavier McKinney and Evan Williams are going to be perhaps the best one-two safety punch in the league last season, but the Packers’ cornerback room leaves a lot to be desired.</p><p>Jaire Alexander can be a star when he’s healthy, but he’s never healthy and he may not even be back next season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/1-packers-player-who-could-be-surprise-roster-cut-in-2025-offseason">because the Packers could cut him and save some money</a>.</p><p>Eric Stokes is a former first-round pick but he’s set to be a free agent and he’s probably not worth paying to come back. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-keisean-nixon-points-refs-mistake-over-returning-kicks">Keisean Nixon says he wants to be a CB1</a>, but he’s a slot corner at best and nothing more.</p><p>The Packers could go out and draft Jahdae Barron out of Texas with the 23rd pick in the NFL Draft, though, and they’d be getting a potential star.</p><p>Barron has played at Texas for the past five seasons and he notched eight interceptions for the Longhorns, including five this past season.</p><h2><b>It’s time to bring Davante Adams back to Packers</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/davante-adams-can-be-part-of-the-packers-wr-plans-but-not-the-whole-thing">Davante Adams is an old friend who has been putting hints out there</a> that he may want to seek a reunion in Green Bay. Not only would he be reuniting with the Packers, but he’d also be reuniting with Jacobs, who played with him when they were both with the Las Vegas Raiders.</p><p>We already know Jacobs <a href="https://x.com/UpAndAdamsShow/status/1887172200962113820" rel="noopener">would love to see that happen</a>.</p><p>“I think he’s an amazing receiver and amazing person. Obviously, I would want to see what it would cost us, but I do think we have a spot for him,” Jacobs told Kay Adams regarding Adams.</p><p>Adams is currently still signed alongside his buddy Aaron Rodgers with the New York Jets, and he is <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/14463/davante-adams" rel="noopener">scheduled to make</a> $35.6 million in each of the next two seasons. But none of that is guaranteed and the Jets are looking at a total rebuild in a new era under head coach Aaron Glenn.</p><p>The money is on Adams getting cut and then ending up somewhere else, so why not bring him back to the Packers and give Jordan Love the No. 1 wideout that we all (including Jacobs) know that he needs?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Packers should fill Josh Jacobs’ perceived roster needs in 2025

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/why-packers-listen-josh-jacobs-acquire-wr1-offseason');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Packers must listen to Josh Jacobs, acquire WR1 this offseason');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Why-Packers-must-listen-to-Josh-Jacobs-acquire-WR1-this-offseason.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Packers must listen to Josh Jacobs, acquire WR1 this offseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-05T18:16:30-08:00">February 5th, 6:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-05T18:16:51-08:00">February 5th, 6:16pm</time><address><a>Andrew Kulha</a>Andrew Kulha has been a professional sports writer since 2010. His work has been featured in publications such as Bleacher Report, 247Sports, Yardbarker, Forbes, Saturday Tradition, Saturday Down South, Prep Hoops and many others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Green Bay Packers running back <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-josh-jacobs-must-be-2024-mvp-conversation">Josh Jacobs earned a ton of equity</a> within the organization this past season. General Manager <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-green-bay-releases-aaron-jones-after-signing-josh-jacobs-free-agency">Brian Gutekunst moved on from star Aaron Jones</a> after giving Jacobs — coming off a down year — a four-year $48 million contract. That was a big risk for Gutekusnt and the Packers because they’re not usually thought of as big spenders, but Jacobs more than earned his paycheck in 2024.</p><p>He rushed 301 times for 1,329 yards and 15 touchdowns on the season, averaging a more-than-healthy 4.4 yards per carry. He was the proverbial workhorse for the Packers, and his consistency was almost as impressive as his numbers in 2024.</p><p>Not only did he play in every game for Green Bay despite his workload, but including the Packers’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, Jacobs notched a touchdown in nine-straight games to end the season.</p><p>He was a superstar for Green Bay, and right now on offense, he’s the Packers’ only superstar.</p><p>As such, what he says and thinks should carry a ton of weight at 1265 Lombardi Ave. with the front office, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-josh-jacobs-did-not-stutter-needs-this-offseason">Jacobs went on a media “blitz” of sorts </a>in the lead-up to Super Bowl LIX to propose that the Packers go out and get a true No. 1 wideout this offseason.</p><p>That’s not to say he doesn’t like what the Packers have. It’s just that they lack consistency.</p><p>Let’s take Christian Watson out of the equation for now because he’s going to miss much of 2025 with an ACL injury, and frankly, he may never play again for the Packers, depending on how he recovers. Watson had No. 1 potential but could never truly reach it because of injuries. Outside of the North Dakota State product, there’s Romeo Doubs and Jayden Reed, who both profile as high-end No. 2 receivers but don’t seem to have the consistent star power and “gravity” that a No. 1 option would require.</p><p>Dontayvion Wicks has star potential because of his incredible route-running and ability to get open, but he struggled with drops in 2024, and consistency is his greatest problem other than that right now.</p><p>So it makes sense that Jacobs thinks Green Bay’s offense needs a true No. 1, and <a href="https://x.com/TheGameMKE/status/1887184154376167457" rel="noopener">he was clear about it</a> when speaking to 97.3 The Game of Milwaukee on Wednesday.</p><p>“We’ve got a really young group of receivers; all can be really, really, really special,” Jacobs said. “But I think, personally, we need a guy that’s proven to be a No. 1 already — somebody we know that’s going to be a little more consistent.”</p><p>Tee Higgins would be the big option for the Packers as a free agent, but there’s an old friend who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/davante-adams-can-be-part-of-the-packers-wr-plans-but-not-the-whole-thing">could be hitting the market soon in Davante Adams</a>, and Jacobs also told Kay Adams that <a href="https://x.com/UpAndAdamsShow/status/1887172200962113820" rel="noopener">he’d love to see</a> the former Packers superstar back in Green Bay if he ultimately leaves the Jets via release or trade.</p><p>“Most definitely,” Jacobs told Adams when asked if he’d like to see Adams in Green Bay. “I think he’s an amazing receiver and amazing person. Obviously, I would want to see what it would cost us, but I do think we have a spot for him.”</p><h2><b>Josh Jacobs is right to pitch the Packers on getting a new WR1<br></b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Josh-Jacobs-has-his-pulse-on-the-Packers.jpg"><figcaption>William Glasheen USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jacobs believes the Packers have a spot for a player like Adams, or any true WR1 for that matter, but he’s ultimately not the one pulling the strings in Green Bay.</p><p>That would be Gutekunst and, to a lesser extent, head coach Matt LaFleur, so for as much as Jacobs would like to see it, he doesn’t control whether or not it will happen.</p><p>The brass in Green Bay would be wise to listen to Jacobs’ request, though. Outside of LaFleur and quarterback Jordan Love, nobody knows the ins and outs of the Packers’ offense better.</p><p>Jacobs knows what the Packers were good at in 2024, which was running the ball, but he also knows <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/what-packers-need-jordan-love-prove-offseason">Love and the passing game were extremely inconsistent</a>, and that was in large part because of the sub-par plays from the wide receivers on the roster.</p><p>The thing is, the Packers do have the potential to have an elite passing offense because the presence of Jacobs and his ability to consistently pick up 4.4 yards per carry should, in theory, open things up downfield and also give the Packers a potent play-action game.</p><p>That wasn’t the case in 2024, though, and Green Bay’s lack of a true No. 1 receiver who could take advantage of those situations was arguably the reason why.</p><p>Jacobs is right. The Packers need a true WR1 this offseason, so now it’s up to Gutekunst and the front office to go get that player.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
2268.6	61.5	583.8	28.5	3

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
2268.6	61.5	583.8	28.5	3

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