This is Year 10 for the Minnesota Vikings running back. He wants to play six more. He still believes the best is yet to come. "I haven’t fully left my stamp on the game," Jones tells Go Long.
Yay! I got it today Ty! Great article. I think fans feel the same way about the guy. Fans have players they hate for sure plus players they love and you’ll hear about it all season and Jones is a guy every fan respects. That’s my feeling anyway.
You got that right, James. Teammates, opponents, coaches, *everyone* raves about Aaron Jones the human being to levels I can't compare to anyone else in the league right now. Can see why the Vikings want him around. Good chance he can rekindle that 2024 form if he stays healthy.
Great article. As a Vikings fan, I was happy when Jones joined the team. All around good guy and great teammate. Hope he stays healthy and is a Viking for the rest of his career.
I do hope Frank Smith can help improve the run game. It has been the biggest weakness under KOC, mostly because he's such a pass heavy coach. The talent is there at the running back position, it's just a matter of coaching and putting it all together.
The guy is/was great, but father time don't wait.
Hard to argue there. It gets everyone. Frank Gore had a bit more muscle to him, too.
For 2026, though, I can see Aaron Jones going for 1K.
Functional QB play should help.
Even as a Packers fan, I love Jonesy. Don’t know if he can go 6 more but I don’t doubt he’ll try! Probably wise not to bet against him. :-)
Six is definitely on the optimistic side!
Yay! I got it today Ty! Great article. I think fans feel the same way about the guy. Fans have players they hate for sure plus players they love and you’ll hear about it all season and Jones is a guy every fan respects. That’s my feeling anyway.
You got that right, James. Teammates, opponents, coaches, *everyone* raves about Aaron Jones the human being to levels I can't compare to anyone else in the league right now. Can see why the Vikings want him around. Good chance he can rekindle that 2024 form if he stays healthy.
Hope he gets his wishes.
Great article. As a Vikings fan, I was happy when Jones joined the team. All around good guy and great teammate. Hope he stays healthy and is a Viking for the rest of his career.
I do hope Frank Smith can help improve the run game. It has been the biggest weakness under KOC, mostly because he's such a pass heavy coach. The talent is there at the running back position, it's just a matter of coaching and putting it all together.