Josh Jacobs is one of three running backs set to play on the $10.1MM franchise tag this season. In the aftermath of the news that no long-term deal was agreed to between he and the Raiders, reports emerged indicating the sides made progress on contract talks. A rebuttal to that notion has emerged. 
The Raiders are thought to have made up signficant ground while up against the deadline for a new deal on Monday, though it was insufficient to result in a multi-year contract. The 2022 rushing champion may still have a future in Las Vegas if talks were indeed amicable in nature, and if he is able to replicate his career-year enjoyed last season. Plenty would apparently need to change for that to be possible, however.
Vic Tafur of The Athletic offers a much different account of negotiations than the ones presented earlier in the week (subscription required). He reports that indications of progress and positive interactions between team and player in this situation are simply “not true,” adding that contract talks “were dead in the water until last weekend.” Deadlines certainly spurn action and urgency, but a signficant gap appeared to exist with respect to finances between the Raiders and Jacobs.
Tafur adds that the all-important $22MM mark was not reached during talks. That figure represents what Jacobs (along with the Giants’ Saquon Barkley and the Cowboys’ Tony Pollard) would make in the event they played the 2023 and ’24 seasons on the franchise tag. Guaranteed money above that mark would thus have been required for a Jacobs deal to have come to fruition, and the lack of a willingness on the team’s part to reach that price point is no doubt a large reason why the threat of a holdout lasting through training camp and into the regular season looms.
Barkley and the Giants came close to an agreement on both annual compensation and guaranteed money, but Tafur’s reporting points to a significantly larger gap existing that previously thought regarding Jacobs and the Raiders. How the All-Pro proceeds in the coming weeks will be a key storyline in Las Vegas, as the sides will now be forced to wait until at least January to re-engage in contract talks.
RB’s need to put their ego’s in check and see what the market dictated for them. Complain all you want, but $10.1m is $10.1m. I hope they do pass on playing. They’re replaceable.
Steelers went 9-6-1 w/o Bell.
Josh Jacobs isn’t easily replaceable in the Raiders offense. You can’t plug and play his pass blocking, catches, no turnovers, and yards from scrimmage with just anyone.
They could probably get Cook and Hunt for that much.
Please don’t listen to anything Vic says,he is hated by Raiders organization period…I know since my father is a scout for the raiders.
This guy is hated by Mark Davis yet this site and others continue to fawn over his lying articles..
Please Stop using his stories and lies.
He once said the Raiders are signing Marcus Peters????
Has he signed????
NO!!!!
The raiders were definitely in serious negotiations and Mark worked hard to get deal done .
JJ will play this yr and many in organization feel a really good yr barring serious injuries
doesn’t matter what Josh does, so long as McDaniels keeps signing all these broken down, ex-pats, and running this team like they are the Patriots west, the team will continue to be garbage.
I disagree with you whether it’s Gruden,Del Rio or Allen..The raiders have talent and Josh McDaniels is a good play caller regardless..For some reason sports media continues to hate this guy?..Why?
Denver broncos have had far worse coaching since he was fired.
OMG
Raiders will be fine
9 one score games is really telling,the yr before they won those
Raiders are on the brink
Far worse coaching since he was fired? Seriously?
John Fox 46-18 went to a Super Bowl. Gary Kubiak won a Super Bowl. McGeinus is 17-28 overall as a HC including 11-28 in his last 39 games. Maybe he can call plays but he sucks as a head coach. He got pantsed by Jeff Saturday in Saturday’s first game of a short-lived HC career The year before they won those one score games because they didn’t have an egomaniac on the sidelines. I’ve been a Raider fan far longer than you have been alive and the day this moron gets the axe will be in the top 5 moments of my fandom. They only thing they are on the brink of is a 4 win season.
Try the last 2 Head coaches you idiot,pay attention Bipolar fool
Fangio
And the HC before him
Your quote was.
.Denver broncos have had far worse coaching since he was fired.
I gave you 2 who went to Super Bowls (one of whom won) and I’m the bipolar fool? You may be 62 but you write like your 12.
One more thing on another one of your points
“I know since my father is a scout for the raiders”
Is dad still scouting? If he is God bless him since he would have to be in his 80’s.
Hey moron I’m 62 yrs old
Been a fan sinc 1967..
My uncle worked with Carlton oats during the off season to supplement his income back then which they obviously weren’t paid well.
Don’t you ever question my yrs of being a Raiders fan
Dude – I’ve been a fan since 70 myself. I’m 60 so we started our fandom at about the same age.
It does appear that your comment was “Denver broncos have had far worse coaching since he was fired.” I don’t see anything qualifying that to their last 2 head coaches.
And certainly the Bronco’s won the SB post McDaniels. I personally think McDaniels is not head coaching material. No question he didn’t have a good year 1. Losing by 1 score isn’t a sign of anything except the game was lost.
Highly debatable as to if the Raiders have improved. I’m not so sure.
Re Marcus Peters – the comments I read seem to indicate he’d be signed during camp – who knows? I hope we don’t sign him.
I don’t see anyone questioning your years of being a Raider fan just someone saying they’ve been a fan longer than you’ve been alive – may be that is possible maybe no. I just see some inconsistencies in your comments.
Note I was born in January of 1963 about the same time Al Davis was hired. While I don’t remember that – I think I was destined to be a Raider fan.
Here are some of my Raider cred:
Current season ticket holder despite living in Midwest
Prior Season ticket holder in LA – 82-86
Over 150 games attended in 13 stadiums including 8 at Arrowhead, 3 in Denver.
Encyclopedic knowledge of Raider history.
Good day to you,
Blackhaart
Its simple why they hate him, HE CANT COACH. Yeah he can call plays but when it comes down to winning, he cant do it. I liked Derek Carr at QB1 and say what you want to about him, at least he played every game. Jimmy G. will be hurt by week 5 and gone for the year. I just don’t get McDaniels obsession with signing all of these former Patriot players. They are EX PATRIOTS for a reason. If Bill is willing to let you walk, there is a reason behind it.
I disagree,he was associated with winning and I feel they start winning this yr,it’s not like the Raiders of the last 20 plus yrs have set the NFL on fire.
Defense is the key as it always been for those yrs.
Unfortunately Derek Carr teased fans and he’s a horrible leader, period…He can put great stats for the raiders but he’s not a WINNER…Not lamonica,Stabler, plunkett,Hostetler or Gannon..
He’s a soft QB who can’t win in the Red zone
It wasn’t all his fault but he just wasn’t a leader like the aforementioned
And you think Jimmy “I cant stay healthy” G. is the answer. When Gruden left the Raiders, Carr and the interim coach led the Raiders to the playoffs in 2021. In fact, if it wasn’t for a blown call by the Refs against the Bengals, the Raiders might have won that wildcard game. McDaniels is a great offensive coordinator, not head coach. He couldn’t win in Denver and without Bill he has been an utter failure. McDaniels turned down the job in Indy, after he accepted it, because he knew he wouldn’t succeed. I am not saying Carr was the answer, although his stats are pretty good, but neither is Jimmy G. The one big plus for Carr, he stayed healthy, Jimmy G. gets hurt just tieing his damn shoes in the morning.
Yes and Carr had the ball at the Bengals 10 yd line and couldn’t put the ball in end zone..He had plenty of time and Gruden wasn’t the HC at that time.
Carr is garbage and I hope he gets an ACL and torn Achilles…
He’s a vagina,weak and spineless
I never said Gruden was the head coach, I said the interim coach.
You want to talk about weak and spineless, Carr went out there EVERY game and played hard. Jimmy G, will be hurt and out by week 5 because he sprained his big toe, walking down the stairs to his over priced mansion.
Carr is not garbage, you need to get your head out of the 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s. Those guys are not walking through that door any more, unfortunately for all of us die hard Raider fans, Jimmy G is the one walking through that door and it sucks.
I was born in Castro valley,CA..I grew up in San Leandro which is a stone throw away from Oakland.
Please stop embarrassing yourself,my relatives in Central valley grew up with Tom Flores we have so many connections with the raiders family since the 60’s…
Ron wolf and Ken herock were close with my father
Please just go away.
Both Fangio and Joseph had worse records then Josh McDaniels
Checking in on the records, yes McDaniels had a better coaching record than Joseph, 12-20 to 11-21, but Fangio was 19-30 with Denver. If you combine McDaniels record with the Raiders, he is 18-31, still worse than Fangio.
Including his record from last yr..
Id take McDaniels over those clowns for sure.
Stop with the hate give him this yr to turn it around and you’ll be licking his balls and swallowing
Yeah for a 60 something year old man, you talk like a 12 year old. Done with this ridiculous conversation. You are like most Trump cult members, you cant have a reasonable debate, you just resort to name calling. Have a nice day sir.
Lol
When you say idiotic comments,yes I get ruffled
Good day
R
Not idiotic, just stating facts, that you seem to not care about.
Unfortunately you’re a mad raiders fan,I to get upset with the bad teams with good talent that never seems to translate to winning.
Mark Davis is over his head in owning this franchise.
I see improvement this year regardless.
Jimmy G is a winner, period…If he can remain healthy they will win.
Wildcard is Aidan the QB from Purdue
He’ll be raiders starting QB soon and a new winning era in Raiders lore
I agree with Mark Davis needing to leave, and the key to Jimmy G. is, as you said it, IF he can remain healthy.
I hope they improve, I live in the KC area and I get tired of all the trash these Chiefs fans talk.