Packers RB A.J. Dillon is the player who tested positive for COVID-19, per source.

Related players: Aaron Jones, Jamaal Williams

Pelissero went on to say contact tracing is underway. Depending on close contacts, especially within the small RB room, potential competitive implications exist. The Packers are scheduled to play on Thursday night at the 49ers, so this is a situation to watch.

Packer RB Aaron Jones has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings, according to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Related Players: Jamaal Williams, A.J. Dillon

Williams filled in admirably in Week 7, but the offense is at its best with a healthy Aaron Jones. The Packers face a weak Vikings defense Sunday.

Packers RB Aaron Jones told reporters that he felt his calf get tight during practice yesterday (Thursday). He did not practice Friday but he feels "confident I can play" but added that he knows "our doctors and trainers have the players' best interests in mind."

Related Players: Jamaal Williams, Tyler Ervin, A.J. Dillon

Jones is as important to the Packers offense as any player not named Aaron Rodgers. His absence would make the Packers offense a lot less exciting to utilize despite a juicy matchup against the Houston Texans.

During an appearance on NFL Network Tuesday, Aaron Jones said that conversations with the team are ongoing.

“Yes, they definitely are. My agent and them are taking care of that. I’m gonna focus on football,” Jones said.

Related players: Jamaal Williams, A.J. Dillon

The team drafted Dillon this past spring but we just posted a news story said Dillon will likely remain the team's RB3. The story said the two sides were talking back in May.

Don’t expect A.J. Dillon to unseat Jamaal Williams anytime soon.

The story said people have been mesmerized by Dillon’s stature, especially his tree-trunk quads, but Williams can catch the football. Dillon hasn’t shown yet that he can in a game. Running backs coach Ben Sirmans said that’s the biggest difference between the two. In Matt LaFleur’s offense, you’d better be able to catch if you’re a running back, and that’s why Williams won’t drift away just yet, the story all said.

Former Boston College running back A.J. Dillon rushed for 1,685 yards and 14 touchdowns in his junior season, and racked up 4,618 yards from scrimmage and 40 total touchdowns in three years. While he worked mainly as the No. 3 running back when the Packers hit the practice field, he was the player everyone was talking about -- mostly just because of how he looked physically.

"He has got some massive legs," Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN. "That's something we talked about with our staff, we have not seen a running back built like that -- not in my career, that I've been around."

Related players: Aaron Jones, Jamaal Williams

The story added CBS NFL Draft writer Chris Trapasso believes that Dillon is a player who will come in and make an immediate impact. He even thinks he could replace Williams this year. Williams recorded over 700 yards of total offense last year and added six TDs, so it's a situation to monitor, perhaps especially for Jones owners looking to handcuff him later in drafts.

Packers rookie RB A.J. Dillon is the running back to watch in 2020, according to Jason Wilde.

“I would say this, and I would echo this to everybody across the Packers Nation: I’m good to go, healthy as can be,” Dillon said. “I had a lot of carries, but that just shows I can handle the workload, I can be the workhorse."

In the article, Wilde talked to Brian White, Dillon's position coach at Boston College, who called him a "genetic freak." A.J. Dillon logged 845 carries in three seasons at BC. The second-round pick is part of a three-headed backfield in Green Bay and will have to excel early to get consistent work and be a fantasy factor.

Related Players: Aaron Jones, Jamaal Williams