Josh Jones present for Packers minicamp.
The veteran safety has asked to be traded and skipped all previous offseason workouts.
By PackerAaron
After missing the entirety of the Packers (voluntary) organized team activities, safety Josh Jones has arrived for (mandatory) minicamp.
The #Packers open minicamp and Josh Jones is on the field. Doesn’t appear to be practicing though pic.twitter.com/RV8oLhcxKK
— Lance Allan (@lanceallan) June 11, 2019
Jones reportedly has requested a trade due to a lack of playing time and overall frustrations with his place in the defense.
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Comments (32)
Ferrari Driver
June 11, 2019 at 11:25 am
Jones said "you don't draft a guy in the second to have him sit on the bench". He is correct in that statement and he needs to look in the mirror to see the reason why.
IamGute
June 11, 2019 at 11:37 am
Not so sure on that after the Desmond Bishop scenario. Personally, I hope Jones does awesome and forces them to play him.
Coldworld
June 11, 2019 at 11:48 am
Bishop, a 6th rounder exceeded expectations. Thus far, Jones, a second rounder has not lived up to them. Bishop was pushing for more play time and perhaps was not moved up soon enough. Jones has yet to make much of an argument that he should be getting regular snaps. Don’t see the comparison at least this far.
IamGute
June 11, 2019 at 11:56 am
I guess I will have to watch some of the practice reports. I thought there some of us that also wondered why he wasn’t getting playing time.
Tundraboy
June 11, 2019 at 12:09 pm
MM caught him eating some of his donuts,or some other egregious slight.
jannesbjornson
June 11, 2019 at 12:33 pm
Most of us watched the games and can see he is not a playmaker, nor assignment sure, nor a tackler. Other than those points he makes for a nice Cap hit.
Bearmeat
June 11, 2019 at 11:25 am
Of course he's there. He knows he has no leverage. He's going to try to get through this year and be the best he can be in case of injury and play his way somewhere else next year on a 1 year deal.
flackcatcher
June 11, 2019 at 11:48 am
That's an fairly rosy view. Jones has managed to piss off his defensive coach. DC Pettine sees him as a problem child, and he has hacked off the guy who drafted him with a valuable high round draft pick. At this point Jones is nothing more than a camp body, and knowing this front office, IAM will find some excuse to move him to the PUP list. So James, who convinced you to jump without a chute........EDIT: see, see, he is so forgettable I forgot has first name. (that's my excuse and I'm keeping it....:)
Coldworld
June 11, 2019 at 11:52 am
TT drafted him. That fact aside, I agree he has tilted the field further to his disadvantage.
If he is not practicing as suggested, there is likely more to come on this story.
flackcatcher
June 11, 2019 at 01:00 pm
As I understood the situation, TT stepped back and let IAM run that draft. Ted would handle the paperwork, but IAMGUTE would make the call in the draft room and then after the draft officially take over the front office. If what I heard is true, then TT blocked Russ Ball from axing some picks on money grounds and stomped on Murphy when he 'suggested' other than what was on the board. But given how the Packers ran last years draft with drafts over the past couple of years, it leaves me wondering what was happening in that draft room prior to Ted's retirement. But who really knows outside of those in the room. So like every other story coming out of 1265, take it with a pound of salt (and castor oil) to be sure.
Coldworld
June 11, 2019 at 02:00 pm
I understood it was Ball at that time. Gute was behind Elliot Wolf and others at the time.
Hawg Hanner
June 11, 2019 at 01:01 pm
You'd have thought we'd seen some finality in the Ted Thompson string of errors. This guy is hopefully the last bust. I can appreciate his frustration and perhaps there is scheme somewhere he can play in. Good luck though getting much in a trade. Someone will take him off waiver
PackfanNY
June 11, 2019 at 11:51 am
No surprise here. Show up, get paid.
Rossonero
June 11, 2019 at 12:47 pm
So he's there, but not participating....was that his decision or the coaching staff's?
"I'm just here so I won't get fined." - Marshawn Lynch during Super Bowl....that quote comes to mind
Jones' sense of entitlement is irritating and I'm sure irritates Mike Pettine. Drafted in the 2nd round? Get over yourself!
Doesn't matter what round you're drafted in, if you can't play, then you won't see the field. Period. Green Bay is one of the few places where undrafted FAs know they have a legit chance. Wouldn't surprise me if HaHa Clinton-Dix was providing advice to his old teammate. Clinton-Dix was complaining to the media a lot last year and even at the end of 2017, and it seems to have rubbed off on Jones.
IceBowl
June 11, 2019 at 01:14 pm
I can guess the 1st question at the press conference.
The second should be, "Does he get paid for not practicing"?
Thegreatreynoldo
June 12, 2019 at 02:29 am
Non-rookies get travel expenses, meals and housing, plus $285 per day ($2,000 per week prorated) if they are under contract, even if they just watch.
jannesbjornson
July 08, 2019 at 06:33 pm
The carpenters get $ 400.00 / day plus a safety vest.
IceBowl
July 08, 2019 at 08:44 pm
Thegreatreynoldo,
At least they can make expenses. (*Small gold necklaces)
Monsmoy
June 11, 2019 at 01:27 pm
Do you think a call has gone through to Dorsey? It may be a new set up would work better for him, a la Randall.
Since'61
June 11, 2019 at 02:10 pm
Now that Jones has shown up I would get him involved and let him show what he can do. Let him play during the preseason and see if he generates any interest for a trade.
I would take a 5th rounder for him if we can get it by the end of TC. More likely we would end up with a 6th or 7th pick but if he doesn’t want to be here we need to trade him or chuck him before the season begins. He is not good enough to take a spot from a player who wants to play for the Packers and is probably a better player than Jones anyway. Thanks, Since ‘61
Coldworld
June 11, 2019 at 02:47 pm
Gute seemed to say today that Jones will not be taking the field during minicamp. That could be due to medical assessment or to ensure that there is no opportunity to cite it as a football injury. I guess time will tell.
KnockTheSnotOutOfYou
June 11, 2019 at 04:16 pm
He is an idiot but if I'm the Pack I would certainly not trade. Do anything but accommodate his request. If he isnt talented enough cut him and at that point I hope he washes out of the league fairly quickly. If talented enough to make team make him sit and hope you do not have to play him and give another player the reps. If he plays and gets hurt than that is simply the cost of doing business. He certainly has changed how I view him. A contract is a contract is a contract! Primma donna!
Lare
June 11, 2019 at 05:13 pm
Jones is a malcontent, does little on the field and now supposedly has a hamstring issue. Yes, I can see why other teams would want to trade for him.
DragonSilk
June 12, 2019 at 10:15 am
I doubt the hammy is real, but that doesn't make him a malcontent. He'd stupid to practice and risk getting hurt. If he did his trade value would be zero.
IceBowl
July 08, 2019 at 08:47 pm
Lare,
Jones is a kid. He has plenty to learn. 2 mil is seemingly a lot now, but when he gets his big boy eyes.....?
NickPerry
June 11, 2019 at 08:56 pm
When did Jones become #24????
Wasn't he #27?
IceBowl
June 11, 2019 at 09:14 pm
24 is part of his purgatory. :-)
NickPerry
June 12, 2019 at 04:17 am
Well right now he hasn't even played as well as the old #24 Mr. Bush. IF Jones could play ST even half as well as Bush did he'd have value. Because he plays S about as well as Bush played CB, the value is pretty much nil.
PatrickGB
June 11, 2019 at 09:01 pm
He has a hammy. Maybe it’s the first and the only one on the team this year.
IceBowl
June 12, 2019 at 07:38 pm
PatrickGB,
Of course, you nailed it.
PAPackerbacker
June 13, 2019 at 02:42 am
There's to much competition and talent for Jones not to show up. It doesn't matter what round a player is drafted, it's what he contributes to the team. He needs to quit thinking he's better than the competition and prove himself. I just don't see any other NFL team knocking the door down to acquire Jones. He's a legend in his own mind.
IceBowl
July 08, 2019 at 09:02 pm
If J Jones wants to be relevant in the NFL, he shows up and shows his talents.
It is really that simple.