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Minnesota Vikings, who ran back Aaron Jones, had one of the best seasons in his career in 2024 and made it clear that age for him is just a number.
Jones will be 31 years old at the end of the 2025 season. He had 1,138 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 255 bears. He also had 51 catches in 408 yards and two touchdowns. All the numbers came in his first year with the Vikings.
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Minnesota Vikings, who runs back Aaron Jones, runs with the ball against Green Bay Packers at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, December 29, 2024. (Brad Rempel-Preferred Pictures)
“I feel the best I’ve ever felt,” Jones told journalists. “Feel that I’m back to 24, 25 years old. Age is just a number. It’s just a number. I’ve said that when I was a little kid trying to get older women, age is just a number. But it’s really. If you get young (mentally) and keep working every day, it’s really what it is.”
Jones signed a two-year contract extension with the Vikings at the beginning of the high season. He joined Minnesota from Green Bay Packers.
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Minnesota Vikings, who runs back Aaron Jones Sr. During the NFC Wild-Card game against Los Angeles Rams at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, January 13, 2025. (Mark J. Revilas-prescribed images)
Minnesota was the surprise team of the year when Sam Darold led the Vikings to a 14-3 record and almost won the NFC North Division.
However, the Vikings’ ran would end early with a loss in the NFC Wild Corte Corte Corte Corte-Corte Card to Los Angeles Rams.
Minnesota Vikings, who runs back Aaron Jones, runs the ball against Houston Texans at US Bank Stadium, September 22, 2024. (Jeffrey Becker-Preferred Pictures)
Minnesota will have a new start -quarterback under the center in 2025, when Darnold traveled to Seattle Seahawks. Right now it’s set to be JJ McCarthy.
