The Green Bay Packers have activated LB Kamal Martin and RB Jamaal Williams from the reserve/COVID-19 list. The transactions were announced Monday by General Manager Brian Gutekunst.

Related players: Aaron Jones

With Jones coming back last week, look for Williams to return to his normal role with Jones in the lineup.

Green Bay Packers star running back Aaron Jones is active for Thursday Night Football against the San Francisco 49ers.

There it is folks. Aaron Jones will play and likely start for the Green Bay Packers in Week 9. Tyler Ervin should be benched if you have comparable options, as his touch floor is that of waiver wire fodder. Jones is our 10th ranked running back for Week 9 and should be started universally.

According to Peter Schrager on Twitter, Green Bay Packers RB/WR Tyler Ervin is expected to receive the bulk of the workload if Aaron Jones is inactive.

Ervin may end up seeing the majority of the snaps even if Aaron Jones is active, as the latest report suggests that he may be limited even if he is cleared to play tonight. This is disappointing news for those who blew some of their FAAB budget acquiring Ervin, but it is tremendous news for the Packers. With Jones potentially active, Ervin has dropped to our 43rd ranked running back for Week 9. We will have a concrete update prior to game time.

According to Ian Rapoport on Twitter, Green Bay Packers star running back Aaron Jones will test out his calf prior to the game, at which time a determination on his status for Thursday Night Football will be made.

The thought was that Jones was all but ruled out, but this report suggests otherwise, with Rapoport specifically stating that the Packers 'are hopeful'. This is something for fantasy managers to react to immediately, as Tyler Ervin's potential upside would be severely capped if Jones returned to a limited role. Obviously, if he feels good enough for a large workload, Ervin will be reduced to bit duty. Those with Jones on their benches may also want to pay careful attention to the inactive report later tonight. This is a fluid situation and is one to keep an eye on.

The Packers listed RB Aaron Jones as questionable for Thursday's game due to his calf injury.

Jones has repeatedly stated he is ready to go but Green Bay is notoriously cautious with injuries. Fantasy managers likely won't know Jones's status with any certainty until just before kickoff tomorrow. If Jones does play, he should be locked in as a RB1 even in a tough matchup due to his projected usage in the depleted state of the Packers' running back depth chart.

Running back Aaron Jones remained limited at Tuesday’s practice. He also was estimated as a limited participant Monday.

Coach Matt LaFleur said Jones’ status for Thursday Night Football remains up in the air.

“We’ll see come game time if Aaron can go or not,” LaFleur said Tuesday, via Bill Huber of SI.com.

Jones has missed two games with a calf injury. He missed all of last week’s practices, so he is moving closer to a return, the story speculated. With Jamaal Williams and A.J. Dillon already out, that leaves the Packers with Dexter Williams and Tyler Ervin. Ervin (wrist) returned to a full practice Tuesday.

Adding to the difficulty for the Packers: There is pessimism that RB Aaron Jones (calf) will be back for Thursday, I’m told. GB is cautious.

Related players: Jamaal Williams, Tyler Ervin, Dexter Williams

With Williams now out and on the COVID list, according to reports by Tom Pelissero, the current plan seems to be going with Ervin and Williams vs. the 49ers, Rapoport said. Ervin has 10 career carries and Williams has 5. Ervin mostly returned kicks for the Packers while Williams has been on the practice squad. Neither are really great plays against the 49ers, but there could at least be some volume between the two for those owners in need.

Packers running back Aaron Jones didn’t practice at all last week before being ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Vikings, but the team said he would have been able to do something on Monday if the team had a practice.

Related players: Jamaal Williams

The Packers will face the 49ers on Thursday night and issued an estimated practice report for the day. Jones was listed as limited by the calf injury that kept him out the last two games. If Jones can't go, it's anyone's guess as to who might take over at running back since Williams was recently listed as a close contact to A.J. Dillon who tested positive for COVID.

Packers LB Kamal Martin and RB Jamaal Williams are considered close contacts for RB A.J. Dillon, who tested positive for COVID-19, source said.

Related players: Aaron Jones, Tyler Ervin, Dexter Williams

Both did not practice today and the league is determining if they are high-risk close contacts. With Jones dealing with a calf injury it's possible the Packers are suddenly without their top-three backs against the 49ers on Thursday night. Ervin and Williams are next up but it's turning into a situation that will need to be monitored over the next few days to see what Williams' status will be for Thursday.