Raiders Rumors: Josh Jacobs Now not Expected at Practicing Camp; Would possibly perhaps Be Out ‘Lengthy Time’

Working motivate Josh Jacobs reportedly is now not anticipated to be existing initially up of practising camp after he and the Las Vegas Raiders failed to agree to an extended-length of time contract extension earlier than Monday’s 4 p.m. ET lop-off date.

As NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero explained, Jacobs is yet to trace the $10.1 million franchise soft the Raiders provided him. That manner he can’t be fined for lacking practising camp.

With that because the backdrop, Tashan Reed of The Athletic reported he probably will now not be existing when Las Vegas begins practising camp practices on July 26. Vic Tafur of The Athletic added that “we received’t be seeing Josh Jacobs for a in actuality very long time.”

Jacobs can take it extra than pretty practising camp if he prefers.

Truly, he can’t be fined for lacking preseason or odd-season games as long as he would now not trace the franchise trace. In notion, he would possibly perhaps perhaps take a seat out the total campaign with an respect on remaining contemporary earlier than free company and the 2024 season.

But that would possibly perhaps perhaps prevent him from receiving the $10.1 million he will be owed if he did trace the trace and would additionally take away a season throughout the 25-year-feeble’s high.

This current hassle looked barely inevitable when Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Saturday that “the financial gap between the Raiders and Jacobs is too large to shut between now and Monday.”

Jacobs is now not the handiest running motivate who did now not receive a contract extension earlier than Monday’s lop-off date, as NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Saquon Barkley and the Original York Giants did now not come to terms on one. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the Dallas Cowboys and Tony Pollard did now not either.

It is extra proof of the declining trace of the running motivate save and every other twist in the Jacobs saga after the Raiders did now not earn the fifth-year probability on his rookie contract earlier than the 2022 season.

The probability would occupy covered the upcoming campaign.

That Jacobs is coming off a profession-simplest season handiest adds every other layer to the hassle.

He carried out 2022 with 340 carries for an NFL-simplest 1,653 yards and 12 touchdowns to chase with Fifty three catches for 400 yards. He did every part Las Vegas would possibly perhaps perhaps realistically question of him, but there would possibly be now a large gamble the place on-and-bound of 340 carries will be held against him in any future contract negotiations with the same personnel.

If nothing else, it appears adore there received’t be noteworthy place on-and-bound at practising camp if he sits out.