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GREEN BAY — Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams haven’t gotten to talk very much with their new boss just yet. But the Green Bay Packers running backs have done their research on new head coach Matt LaFleur — and his affinity for running the football.

“Oooooooh, we’re ready to go. Me and Aaron, we’re ready to go. We’re ready to get loose,” Williams said. “I’m just looking forward to seeing what this running game is going to do, see what it’s about. I see he’s top 10 at running the ball, so your boys are happy about that. We’re ready to run this ball.”

While it’s hard to imagine the Packers becoming a run-first outfit with two-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers at quarterback, LaFleur has said on multiple occasions since his Jan. 11 introduction as head coach that he believes in the value of running the ball and how it could lighten the load on his signal-caller.

Plus, one of the chief tenets of LaFleur’s philosophy is the importance of committing to the run to set up a productive play-action passing game.