The Raiders lastly acquired out of their very own means on Saturday, agreeing to a one-year deal price up to $12 million for 2022 main rusher Josh Jacobs.
Las Vegas was in peril of dropping Jacobs to a holdout by not getting a deal performed however was in a position to keep away from that worst-case state of affairs.
Three-time All-Pro extensive receiver Davante Adams mentioned Jacobs’ significance to the Raiders earlier this offseason.
“If we really want a shot at winning the Super Bowl and having all the elite aspirations that we do, we’re gonna need that guy,” Adams stated final month on “NFL Total Access” (through NFL.com’s Coral Smith).
Last season, Jacobs led the league with 1,653 dashing yards. Per NFL Next Gen Stats, he gained 158 dashing yards over anticipated (RYOE), the fifth-most RYOE amongst operating backs.
Jacobs tweeted his pleasure with the deal, which is a rise from the $10.091 million franchise tag he was tendered in July.
The Raiders are in a bizarre place within the AFC. They do not seem to be a big risk for a playoff spot, however Jacobs and Adams give them two of the most effective gamers at their respective positions within the NFL.
Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, when wholesome, is a confirmed winner and is taking part in in a system below head coach Josh McDaniels that he is acquainted with courting again to their time collectively in New England.
Former Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr’s struggles final season partly stemmed from studying McDaniels’ system, and people issues should not come up below Garoppolo.
Whether all of it quantities to something greater than the crew’s 6-11 file final season is a query for the common season to reply. For the Raiders, it is significantly better to surprise about that than Jacobs’ future.
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