A.J. Dillon "getting some good work in," first Packers rookie in town

Packers rookie RB A.J.

Dillon has been "getting some good work in" as the first rookie to land in Titletown this offseason, training at Synergy Sports Performance.

SECOND ROUND PICKA-J DILLON FROMGETTING TO WORK INGREEN BAY...A-J DILLON FROMGETTING TO WORK INGREEN BAY...THE FORMERBOSTON COLLEGERUNNING BACK IS THEFIRST PACKERSROOKIE TO ARRIVE INTITLETOWN...RACHEL HOPMAYERCAUGHT UP WITHDILLON THISMORNING...PACKERS ROOKIERUNNING BACK AJDILLON DOESN'T EVENHAVE HIS DRIVERSLICENSE YET.HE'S BEEN INWISCONSIN FORABOUT THREE WEEKSNOW AND WHILE HE'SWORKING ON IT, THATDOESN'T STOP HIMFROM GETTING HISOFFSEASONWORKOUTS IN.WHETHER BY BIKE ORUBER, LATELY, DILLONHAS BEEN STARTINGHIS MORNINGS HEREAT SYNERGY SPORTSPERFORMANCE.LIFE'S BEEN UH, IWOULD SAY FAST-PACED.THE REAL WORLDCAME QUICKLY FORDILLON, THE FIRSTROOKIE TO HEAD TOGREEN BAY AFTERBEING DRAFTED.I GOT A SUIT, AND IGOT A JOB, AND I'MPAYING RENT, SO I'MAN ADULT NOW.WITH PLENTY OFPRIDE FOR HISCOASTAL HOMETOWNOF NEW LONDON,CONNECTICUT TOPROPEL HIMFORWARD...KIND OF A ROLL YOURSLEEVES UP PLACEAND GO TO WORK.

ICARRY THAT WITH ALOT OF PRIDEEVERYWHERE I GO.AND YOU KNOW, I GOTA LOT OF PEOPLE BACKTHERE THAT ARELOOKING UP TO ME.HE'S EAGER TOSHOCK PEOPLE WHOMIGHT JUDGE HISSIZE.

AFTER ALL,DILLON HAD THE BESTVERTICAL AND BROADJUMP OF ALLRUNNINGS BACK ATTHE COMBINE.I FEEL LIKE A LOT OFPEOPLE PUT ME INTHIS OLD SCHOOL BIGBACK BECAUSE OF MYWEIGHT, AND YEAH, IDO WEIGH 250 BUT I'MNOT OUT HERELOOKING CRAZY.

IJUST FEEL LIKE I GOT ALOT MORE TO PROVE.A LOT MORE TO SHOW.DILLON SAYS FAMILYIS EVERYTHING, THENCOMES FOOTBALL.AND SINCE BEINGDRAFTED, HE'SALREADY BEEN INTOUCH WITH THEGREEN AND GOLDRUNNING BACKS.SPOKE TO AARONJONES, JAMALWILLIAMS, AND ACOUPLE OTHER GUYSIN THE RUNNING BACKROOM.

THEY'VEWELCOMED ME WITHOPEN ARMS.BUT IN HIS OWNWORDS, HE IS A NERDBLESSED WITHATHELTICISM.

ANDBECAUSE HISGRANDFATHER,COLLEGE FOOTBALLHALL OF FAMER THOMGATEWOODEMPHASIZED HOWIMPORTANT IT IS TO BEMORE THAN ANATHLETE, DILLONMAKES TIME TOPURSUE PASSIONSOFF-THE-FIELD.I LIKE PHOTOGRAPHY.

IGOT A DRONE SO IMAKE DRONE VIDEOSALL THE TIME.

I USEDTO HAVE APHOTOGRAPHY PAGE.

IUSED TO TAKEPICTURES FOR MYHIGH SCHOOL LOCALNEWS -- AND I DOORIGAMI!

A LOTDIFFERENT THAN THESTEREOTYPICALATHLETE, BUT I OWN IT.I LOVE IT.DILLON IS PREPAREDFOR THE FROZENTUNDRA AND EAGERTO EXPLOREWISCONSIN WITH HISDRONE.

RACHELHOPMAYER, NBC 26.BETWEEN AARONJONES, JAMAAL