After a down 2022 season that even AJ Dillon acknowledges wasn’t up to par with his standards, a big emphasis for the Green Bay Packers running back this offseason has been playing with a lower pad level, using his size and strength to his advantage against defenders.
“One thing that we’ve really stressed with him is he’s a big back, and if you lower your pad level, guys don’t want to tackle…When you run like that and run behind your pads and are 245-plus pounds, you can lower the boom on somebody. I think as long as long as he continues to run with low pad level, I think he can be a force.