Reed: Franchise tag Josh Jacobs? No, Raiders star deserves contract extension
New York TimesWhen the Raiders declined Josh Jacobs’ fifth-year option last April, it was hard to blame them. That feels unlikely considering Jacobs would have a strong market as a 25-year-old star running back and could potentially land an offer that’s outside of the Raiders’ range. “Again, while you have flexibility with the picks and the cap, which is nice, you don’t feel like a restraint in that way, you also have to understand where you’re at as a team and how far you need to go in terms of building it the right way.” Maybe Ziegler could convince Jacobs that he’ll have the roster in a good place by the end of the draft in April, but it’s hard to say whether the running back would be that patient. How much will Dave Ziegler, right, need to improve the roster to get Josh Jacobs to be OK returning on the franchise tag if he’s not signed to a long-term deal? Jacobs would have a sizable cap hit in 2024, but that’s really not a big deal considering they currently only have about $136.01 million in commitments on the ledger.
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