Reason #3- Raiders are trying to win & The $$
When the trade rumor surfaced the premier NFL insider Ian Rapoport was quick to dispel the notion that Jacobs could be traded.
From Inside Training Camp: Would the #Raiders trade their best RB? Nah. pic.twitter.com/yIa4z7Y0uP
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 7, 2022
Jacobs’ salary for 2022 is minimal for a player of his caliber with a base salary of $2.1 million dollars with a signing bonus of $1.6 million. The Raiders are trying to win now with the stacked roster they have assembled.
Jettisoning their best running back when he is being paid such a nominal salary in the final year of his contract simply would not make sense.
Unless another franchise was desperate and offered the Raiders something higher than a future 3rd round pick (compensatory pick if Jacobs signs elsewhere in ’23) it would hurt the team in multiple ways to part with Jacobs.
Josh Jacobs will be the RB1 in 2022. Regardless of rumors, the possible ascension of rookie Zamir White, and pre-season action, expect Jacobs to be the starting back in the regular season when the Raiders and Chargers line up in September.