The Green Bay Packers have made moves this offseason that will have fans excited for the 2024 season. While most Packers fans struggled to let go of Aaron Jones, the team’s most recent signings made it easier.
The big acquisitions were Xavier McKinney and Josh Jacobs, while the draft supplied significant needs on the offensive line and defense. The Packers are rumored to have stolen one of their newest weapons from the Dallas Cowboys.
According to Doric Sam of Bleacher Report, the Green Bay Packers grabbed a powerful weapon from the Dallas Cowboys.
Prior to being selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft, rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd was reportedly chased by two NFC East teams.
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Dallas Cowboys “had shown enough pre-draft love” for Lloyd that the former USC speedster “thought the Cowboys would be one of the possible teams to draft him.” The New York Giants also “had [their] sights on” Lloyd “as a future lead back but didn’t have a pick between Nos. 71 and 107.” The Packers drafted him at No. 88.
Lloyd accumulated 820 yards and nine touchdowns on 116 rushes after transferring from South Carolina to USC for the 2023 season, as well as 13 receptions for 232 yards at an average of 17.8 yards per catch.
Lloyd will join a Packers backfield led by Josh Jacobs, a two-time Pro Bowler who spent his first five years in Las Vegas with the Raiders. In addition, the Packers released veteran backup A.J. Dillon, who was about to become a free agent.
Following Lloyd’s departure, the Cowboys declined to select a running back with any of their eight draft picks. Meanwhile, the Giants selected Purdue running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. in the fifth round.
