Green Bay Packer AJ Dillon says he's grateful for 'unwavering' support amid injury, will be 'stronger than ever' next season

AJ Dillon missed the entire 2024 season with a neck stinger. He suffered the injury during a joint practice with the Denver Broncos on Aug. 16. He was put on injured reserve Aug. 28 without a designation to return when the Packers' 53-man roster was announced.

With the injury, the man known as the Mayor of Door County never got the chance to put all the offseason work he put into his body — head coach Matt LaFleur said Dillon looked the best he's ever seen him — into practice.

Fans, however, could see him on the sidelines during home games and he was a consistent presence in the community through his recently launched Dillon Family Foundation, with Gabrielle. He also continued to grow his podcast, "Toonen to Dillon" with his brother-in-law, Will Toonen.