Jeanty was pedestrian against Penn St D

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Jones would be nice to sign back but I think he is about to hit the RB wall soon. So getting someone to split carries with is important. Some reason I thought Chandler would be a bigger part of this team. Vikings have limited draft picks so hopefully there is a McCaffery, Henry, Barkely type RB available next year. SKOL!!

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Nearing career-high production, Aaron Jones hopes to ‘finish my career’ with the Vikings


Aaron Jones has proved he still has it at 30 years old in what he hopes will be the first of many seasons with the Vikings.

Jones, who ranks ninth among all NFL running backs with 1,471 yards from scrimmage this season, said Wednesday that he would like to end his career in Minnesota. That’s how well things have gone between Jones and the Vikings since he agreed to a one-year deal worth $7 million in March just one day after the rival Green Bay Packers released him in a cost-cutting move following seven seasons.

“I hope to be here,” Jones said. “I hope to be here to the end of my career, honestly. This is an excellent place, an excellent upstairs, training room, all across the board. This is an excellent place. So, this is where if I can finish my career here, this is where I’d like to finish my career at.”

Jones has shown he still has the speed, elusiveness and durability to be a featured running back in a year where multiple teams got instant production from veteran runners, including the Eagles’ Saquon Barkley, the Ravens’ Derrick Henry and the Packers’ Josh Jacobs, who replaced Jones.

Jones is 88 yards from setting a new career high in yards from scrimmage, and he’s about to play a full season for only the third time in his eight-year career. He said he has taken pride in proving wrong anyone who questioned how much he still has to offer.

How long does Jones want to keep playing?

“Shoot, another eight-10 years, hopefully,” he said, laughing. “I’m feeling good. Feeling good. This is the best I’ve felt throughout 17 games. ... Continue to keep that going, rewind the clock back. ... After we win the Super Bowl, get into some recovery stuff.”

Jones said he will play Sunday night at Detroit despite being limited in Wednesday’s walkthrough because of a quad injury suffered in the first half last weekend vs. Green Bay. Jones, who had 77 yards on 16 touches before exiting at the end of the third quarter, said he doesn’t expect any limitations in the game after landing on Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper’s helmet.

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