NFL Rumors: 'Mutual Interest' Between Aaron Jones and Dolphins in Free Agency
Pro Bowl running back Aaron Jones and the Dolphins have a mutual interest in each other, according to the Miami Herald's Barry Jackson.
According to the Herald, the Dolphins are among the teams that the 26-year-old running back is open to considering in free agency.
Jones recently completed his fourth season with the Packers, totaling more than 1,000 rushing yards for the second consecutive season. Jones's 1,104 rushing yards were a career-high and he ramped up his production after playing just 14 regular-season games.
Jones also caught 131 passes for 1,057 yards and six touchdowns in his four years with Green Bay.
According to Over The Cap, Miami has around $22.77 million in cap room to work with, which ranks inside the top 10 in the NFL. Per Jackson, the team could also restructure multiple contracts or release multiple players to create at least $30 million more.
Packers running back Jamaal Williams is also set to be a free agent this offseason. The team drafted A.J. Dillion in the second round of the NFL draft in 2020.
Check out the latest news and notes from around the NFL:
- When asked by TMZ, free-agent wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said that if he had it his way he "want[s] to have my legacy in Pittsburgh and retire there. I don't want to leave." (TMZ Sports)
- Dez Bryant wants to play for two more seasons but said on Twitter he doesn't plan to continue his career with the Ravens.
- Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith said that he believed at one point following his gruesome leg injury that the organization seemed to prefer he didn't return to football. (GQ)
Steelers president Art Rooney II said he had a "productive meeting" with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Tuesday. "Ben assured me that he is committed to coming back to help us win, and I told Ben that we would like to have him back to help us win a championship," Rooney wrote in a statement on Wednesday. "We both understand that the next step is to work out Ben's contract situation."
- Titans 2020 first-round pick Isaiah Wilson tweeted Monday night that he is "done with football as a Titan" before deleting the message.
- Buccaneers outside linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul is undergoing a surgical procedure on his left knee Wednesday. (Pierre-Paul's Instagram)
