After leading the NFL in rushing last season, Las Vegas Raiders running-back, [autotag]Josh Jacobs[/autotag], is looking to be paid as one of the best running backs in the league, and deservedly so. Jacobs was the Raiders’ No. 24 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft and agreed to a five-year deal with the final year being a team option.
Entering the 2022 season, Jacobs’ fourth year in the league, Las Vegas declined to pick up his fifth-year option which would have allowed for Jacobs to be a free agent this summer. Unfortunately for Jacobs, the Raiders placed the franchise tag on him for 2023 which will pay him around $10.1 million.
However, reports indicate that Jacobs was frustrated by this move as he has been in search of a long-term deal. If the Raiders and the former Alabama running back can’t come to a long-term deal by the season then Jacobs will hit the free agency market in 2024, where he would have no shortage of suitors.
On the Rich Eisen Show, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero shared his uncertainty about Jacobs’ future saying, “The one that nobody’s talking about is Josh Jacobs, the reigning NFL rushing champion. At this point, if there’s not a long-term deal, I don’t anticipate Josh Jacobs being there at the start of training camp and I don’t know that he shows up in Week 1.”
Unless a deal is reached, there is a very possible chance that Jacobs may hold out well into the season.
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