Packers could have franchise-tagged Aaron Jones twice, for $19 million total

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A shrinking running back market and a depressed cap have taken a major chunk out of the franchise-tag number at the position. With the Packers signing running back Aaron Jones to a four-year, $48 million deal with a $13 million signing bonus, an obvious question arises: Why didn’t the Packers simply tag Jones this year and, if necessary, next year?

With the franchise tag for running backs at $8.655 million in 2021, the Packers could have paid out $19.041…