Former NC State S Josh Jones Out For Packers in Week 1

Former NC State Safety Josh Jones is officially out for the Packers matchup against the Bears tonight.

Jones played 16 snaps in the Packers 4th preseason game, but hurt his ankle afterwards, and didn’t practice all week long.

In 2017, Jones played the second most snaps on the Packers Defense, but enters 2018 as the 2nd string Safety behind Kentrell Brice. The good news for Jones is that he knows what position he’s playing this year. Last year, Jones was moved back and forth from Safety to Linebacker, but the Packers have committed to playing Jones strictly at Safety this season.

Jones played in all 16 games for the Packers last season (starting 7), racking up 71 tackles, 2 sacks, 5 pass breakups and 1 interception.

It is unknown how severe Jones’ ankle injury is, but what we do know is he won’t play tonight.