Jacobs rushed for 1,329 yards, representing the second-most in his career to date, and a career-high 15 touchdowns last season while shouldering the vast majority of the workload in the Packers’ running game.

It likely wasn’t by design that Jacobs would log 301 carries at age 26, but it became necessary when rookie back Marshawn Lloyd managed just six carries during a season torpedoed by injuries.

After working his way all the way back, Lloyd sounds ready to hit the ground running for the Packers, and emerge as a complement to Jacobs’ explosiveness in Green Bay’s offense.

Just don’t call it a rehab.

Now all-systems-go during OTAs and minicamp for the Packers this spring, both Lloyd and Green Bay are rightfully optimistic, given his 1,621 yards and 19 touchdowns across three collegiate seasons at South Carolina and later USC before entering the NFL Draft.

Lloyd walks into a crowded backfield, alongside Jacobs and Emmanuel Wilson, but sounds determined to carve out his own niche, and if he succeeds, it could provide some serious balance for quarterback Jordan Love and the offense while keeping Jacobs just a bit more fresh through the rigors of an NFL season.

“I play football,” Lloyd said. “I am very comfortable with everything I can do. I am not trying to prove anything to anybody. I know what I can do. I mean, if you’re watching, you’re watching.”