The 11-game starter for the Green Bay Packers is attracting more trade interest after the NFL Draft.
The 2024 NFL Draft saw the Green Bay Packers address a number of their areas of weakness. The offensive line and defense stood out the most. Nine of their eleven draft selections were allocated to the two categories. But the Packers did choose an offensive skill player in the draft, and now there are more trade speculations.
Trade rumors are started by the Green Bay Packers after the 2024 NFL Draft.
Sayre Bedinger of Dairyland Express emphasized the possibility that running back AJ Dillon will be traded soon:
To retain AJ Dillon this offseason, the Green Bay Packers made an unusual exception. This move ranks among the most surprising of the whole offseason.
There was expectation that Green Bay would pair Josh Jacobs with an incumbent Packers running back—not AJ Dillon—after taking an unusual step and signing him to a large-money free agency deal.
Fans were hopeful for about 30 minutes that it would be Josh Jacobs and Aaron Jones pairing up this season at Lambeau Field, but it wasn’t to be. The Packers cut Jones, who signed with the Vikings, and found a way to bring back Dillon.
But the way in which the Packers brought back Dillon is very much a “no strings attached” kind of deal. There’s no dead cap to trade Dillon away whatsoever.
After selecting USC running back Marshawn Lloyd with the 88th overall pick in April’s draft, it’s not out of the question that Dillon could be traded to a team that doesn’t like its depth at running back or perhaps just wants to give him a shot this season as one of their top two guys.
Sayre Bedinger of Dairyland Express emphasized the possibility that running back AJ Dillon will be traded soon:
To retain AJ Dillon this offseason, the Green Bay Packers made an unusual exception. This move ranks among the most surprising of the whole offseason.
There was expectation that Green Bay would pair Josh Jacobs with an incumbent Packers running back—not AJ Dillon—after taking an unusual step and signing him to a large-money free agency deal.
The wording of Bleacher Report’s Lloyd profile is intriguing, to put it mildly:
Although Marshawn Lloyd possesses a lot of explosive qualities, he hasn’t yet developed into a fully formed running back.
Lloyd plays with a powerful explosion. Lloyd immediately shifts into high gear as he approaches and moves through the line of scrimmage. He is quick enough to get away and complete those runs in the end zone. Not only did Lloyd score several long runs while attending USC, but he also succeeded in doing so on a few screens in short bursts of time.
Lloyd has wiggle and burst at the second level as well. Although he lacks the grace or inventiveness of other backs, he has a raw explosiveness that allows him to force contested tackles.
When USC picked running back MarShawn Lloyd with a third-round choice in the 2024 NFL Draft, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah declared that he was the best running back available.
When questioned on his Zoom call, Lloyd acknowledged that he was the top draft choice for a running back.
Regarding the NFL-high nine Senior Bowl players the Packers selected, Nagy said this week in an interview with Packer Central, “I thought he was the best back in the draft.”
This took us all the way back to the start of the season. I thought it was quite obvious when we started viewing the USC material. He played some amazing games against weaker opponents, but he possesses all the skills you saw, including making people miss, breaking through contact, and having the juice to pull away from guys at the second level.
