This week Josh Jacobs revealed that he doesn’t just have a nagging shoulder injury. He has a broken shoulder and he’s been fighting through it since week 7. Yet each week he still starts and plays the whole game and has even put up four 100-plus-yard performances since then.
That streak appears to be in danger of ending today. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting that the rookie back’s status is still up in the air for today’s game in Oakland against the Titans.
#Raiders RB Josh Jacobs (shoulder), who is trying to play through a broken shoulder plate, is a true game-time decision, source say. No guaranteed he can play today, thought he’s trying.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 8, 2019
Jacobs was officially questionable for the game, but that hasn’t stopped him before. If the injury hasn’t improved, or has potentially even been aggravated, that could send him to the sideline, which you’d have to then wonder if it has the potential to end his outstanding rookie season early.
Jacobs is currently the leading rusher among rookies, making him a frontrunner for offensive rookie of the year honors. But awards are not as important as his long term health. And if he can’t go, he can’t go. The only surprising thing here is that he has been able to play seven games with it.