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Matt LaFleur ‘caught off guard’ by Packers’ Aaron Jones-Josh Jacobs running back swap

Even Matt LaFleur had to catch his breath following the Packers’ dizzying game of running back musical chairs in NFL free agency.

When reflecting on the team’s offseason moves, the Packers coach said the decision to cut running back Aaron Jones as the team made room for former Raider Josh Jacobs wasn’t anticipated.

“It kind of caught me off guard, to be honest with you,” LaFleur said at last week’s annual league meetings via the Wisconsin State Journal.

“There were some other things in play, obviously with Aaron Jones, and I didn’t quite know how everything was going to go.