Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.

Aaron Jones will reportedly be a game-time decision for Week 12, putting him ahead of schedule for a potential return. Taking part in the first two practices of the week is always a good sign for an injured player, and it is telling that the Packers still allowed him to practice despite snow being on the ground (he ended up slipping on the snow but did not appear to aggravate the injury). Fantasy managers will want to monitor this situation closely but should keep him in a flex spot due to the late afternoon start against Los Angeles. Be sure to have a late start option to swap if Jones ends up being inactive.

MRI revealed that Packers’ RB Aaron Jones has “a mild” MCL sprain and he is expected to be out 1-2 weeks, per source.

Related players: A.J. Dillon, Patrick Taylor

This updates a story we had earlier today. As we stated before, the team has always been cautious with Jones, so IR isn't out of the question. But, the Packers have a Week 13 bye, so things do seem to add up for the team to possibly sit Jones two weeks and then an extra week over the bye. As The Athletic story we posted said, the team is very comfortable with Dillon as the RB1, so that could also play into the team's timeline with Jones.

Days like Sunday, though, show why the Packers drafted A.J. Dillon so high and why, whether it’s for the next couple weeks or at any point in the future, the Packers should be just fine were they to lean on Dillon as the feature back.

Related players: Aaron Jones, Patrick Taylor

Jones is said to have suffered a sprained MCL, which could keep him out a couple of weeks. The story said after the injury, Jones had tears in his eyes and was looking for his family in the stands. The Packers have always seemed to use caution with Jones so perhaps an IR stint will happen. The team didn't update Jones' status after the game but we'll likely hear something soon. It appears Dillon will be in store for a much bigger workload at least for the short term, and as the story said, Dillon's improvement in the passing game should mean a smooth transition for the offense.

Packers RB Aaron Jones is believed to have suffered a sprained MCL during Sunday’s win against the Seahawks.

Jones went down in the third quarter and had to be helped off the field. He will undergo and MRI to further evaluate the extent of the injury, but it looks like the Packers backfield, for the time being, belongs to AJ Dillon, who came in and scored two touchdowns and had 66 yards in Green Bay’s 17-0 win over the Seahawks to move back atop the NFC standings after Arizona’s loss to Carolina. The Packers have a huge game next week at Minnesota with a close to all but lock up the NFC North. Green Bay’s bye is in Week 13.

Packers RB Kylin Hill suffered a torn ACL in Week 8's win at Arizona. His season is over.

Related Players: Aaron Jones, AJ Dillon

Hill was more impactful as a returner in the first half of his rookie season, but he was a threat to passing down work prior to this.

LaFleur said he left the stadium yesterday wishing he had given the ball to RB A.J. Dillon more than 12 times. He said his receiving talent has been evident and they feel confident in his skills in that aspect of the game.

Related players: Aaron Jones

Dillon ran eight times for 30 yards and caught four balls for 49 yards and a TD. Jones caught four balls as well but for just six yards. He did run 14 times for 103 yards, however. It's no secret the Packers want to limit Jones' touches, at least at times, to keep him healthy for the long season, but this could be a sign of more work to come for Dillon. Any more touches could mean this is more of a split backfield, however.

Packers RB Aaron Jones (ankle) was limited Wednesday according to Mike Petraglia of CLNS Media.

Jones's back-up A.J. Dillon practiced in full despite a back injury. Monitor the practice sessions of Jones as the week concludes.

Kylin Hill, running back: The rookie seventh-rounder has a little burst to him, and he’s also the front-runner to return kickoffs. Being able to contribute on special teams will be a requirement of the third running back.

Related players: Aaron Jones, A.J. Dillon

Maybe the biggest note to take away is the author speculated Hill could get 15-20% of the snaps as the team's RB3. The author said last year as the RB3, Dillon got a little less than 10% of the snaps, so the additional snaps will have to come from somewhere if Hill gets that kind of percentage.

Aaron Jones has reached agreement with the Packers on a 4-year deal worth $48 million, including a $13 million signing bonus,
@DrewJRosenhaus tells ESPN.

Not quite shocking, but certainly surprising, the Packers managed to re-sign Jones to keep him in Green Bay through his age 29 season. Through the last two seasons, Jones has racked up 3,017 total yards and 30 touchdowns in 30 games, or an average of 100.6 total yards and 1.0 touchdown per game. I've moved him from RB12 in our Never-Too-Early Rankings up to the RB5 spot, since he'll return to the high-scoring offense that helped to make him famous. A.J. Dillon will likely assume Jamaal Williams' role as the thunder to Jones's lightning. Williams averaged 52.0 yards and 0.32 touchdowns per game, so he'll still be draft-worthy in the middle rounds as a Zero RB target with significant upside. The Jones news is also good for Myles Gaskin in Miami, since the Dolphins were considered the favorites to land Jones in free agency. Miami could still draft a running back or sign another free agent (like James Conner), but this is one hurdle that Gaskin had to overcome in order to be the Dolphins' RB1 in 2021.

Packers did not place their franchise tag on RB Aaron Jones, per source. Jones is headed to free agency, though Green Bay is attempting to re-sign him before he gets there.