Matt LaFleur gives update on Aaron Jones injury following win

The Green Bay Packers considered sitting running back Aaron Jones on Sunday versus the L.A. Rams. As it turns out, it was as close to a game time decision as could be. Head coach Matt LaFleur revealed after the win that it took a pregame workout to confirm Jones would be good to go.

LaFleur said they were going to be smart with RB Aaron Jones. Said they worked him out prior to the game and didn't know for sure he was going to play until they cleared him after that work out.

— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) November 29, 2021

Aaron Jones missed last Sunday’s game against the Vikings, dealing with a knee injury from the week before. He was back in a limited capacity on Thanksgiving for practice.

The Packers considered resting him through the bye week to give him extra recovery time but the former UTEP star made it clear he wanted to play.

On Sunday, Jones ran the ball 10 times for 23 total yards. His longest rush went for eight yards. Running back AJ Dillon carried the bulk of the load with 20 reps in the 36-28 win.

Jones’ official injury diagnosis was a sprained MCL. He rushed for 541 yards and three touchdowns this season prior to the injury.

Packers bye week plan for Aaron Rodgers

The Packers are also using the bye week to deal with Aaron Rodgers’ toe injury. The reigning NFL MVP could potentially have surgery, but he’d be back for the Bears game on Nov. 12.

“Rodgers is now going to have some more tests today, and he has mentioned a couple of times the possibility of surgery,” NFL insider Ian Rapoport shared. “Usually at this point when you mention the possibility of surgery, it sounds more like the likelihood of surgery.

“If Aaron Rodgers’ tests go well today and he decides to have surgery, the plan is, of course, as he mentioned: fix that little baby toe that is broken, not miss any time, heal up in the bye week, get back for that Sunday night game against the Bears and be fine. That is the goal for this bye.”

Rodgers has thrown for 713 total yards, seven total touchdowns and zero interceptions in his last two games while managing his injury.