Packers’ Jacobs says having a full training camp should help him put his 2023 struggles behind him
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Packers’ Jacobs says having a full training camp should help him put his 2023 struggles behind him

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — After following up his 2022 All-Pro season with a year to forget, Josh Jacobs is ready to bounce back with a new team. The Green Bay Packers’ new running back believes he should benefit from participating in a full training camp, something he didn’t have last year with the Las Vegas Raiders. Jacobs rushed for an NFL-leading 1,653 yards in 2022 and then held out before agreeing to a one-year contract worth up to $12 million about two weeks prior to the Raiders’ 2023 season opener. Jones rushed for just 656 yards during an injury-filled 2023 season but ran for more than 100 yards in each of Green Bay’s last five games, including the postseason, while helping the Packers advance to the NFC divisional playoffs. Jacobs did run for 116 yards against the New York Jets and 110 yards against Kansas City last November before a quadriceps injury sidelined him for the Raiders’ final four games last season.

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Josh Jacobs re-emerging as one of the NFL’s elite RBs again in his first season with Packers
22 hours, 27 minutes ago

Josh Jacobs re-emerging as one of the NFL’s elite RBs again in his first season with Packers

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — All Josh Jacobs needed was a change of scenery to regain his status as one of the NFL’s top running backs. “Very few times do I feel like when we give him the ball, he doesn’t make the first guy miss.” His productive season follows a 2023 season in which Jacobs held out during the preseason …

Josh Jacobs runs for 3 TDs as Packers roll past short-handed 49ers 38-10
4 weeks ago

Josh Jacobs runs for 3 TDs as Packers roll past short-handed 49ers 38-10

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers earned a measure of revenge against the team that ended their season last year. It hardly mattered to them that the San Francisco 49ers squad they beat 38-10 on Sunday bore only a passing resemblance to the group that beat the Packers in last season’s NFC divisional playoffs. “It’s the NFL,” said …

With big shoes to fill, can Josh Jacobs help Packers win a Super Bowl?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

With big shoes to fill, can Josh Jacobs help Packers win a Super Bowl?

New York Times  

GREEN BAY — Josh Jacobs knows he has massive shoes to fill in Green Bay, on the field and off. I just try to hold that standard.” The Packers made the high-profile running back swap after Jones wouldn’t take the significant pay cut requested by the team and now they have a feature back they hope can do what Jones …

Packers agree to free agent deals with Josh Jacobs and Xavier McKinney, AP sources say
9 months, 1 week ago

Packers agree to free agent deals with Josh Jacobs and Xavier McKinney, AP sources say

Associated Press  

The Green Bay Packers got off to a busy start in free agency, agreeing to deals with running back Josh Jacobs and safety Xavier McKinney, and releasing two longtime stalwarts. Green Bay traditionally has not been an aggressive team in free agency, but made big moves on the first day of the negotiating window to get two of the top …

Packers 'agree to add ex-Raiders star Josh Jacobs and inform outgoing Aaron Jones he'll be released to make room for Pro Bowl running back'
9 months, 1 week ago

Packers 'agree to add ex-Raiders star Josh Jacobs and inform outgoing Aaron Jones he'll be released to make room for Pro Bowl running back'

Daily Mail  

The Green Bay Packers are reportedly adding former Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs and cutting the man he'll be replacing, Aaron Jones. Jacobs, 26, took a slight step back last season for the Las Vegas Raiders from a productive year in 2022, when he rushed for 805 yards and six touchdowns in 13 games, all starts, as he …

McDaniels says Jacobs likely will have the same role if he returns to the Raiders
1 year, 4 months ago

McDaniels says Jacobs likely will have the same role if he returns to the Raiders

Associated Press  

HENDERSON, Nev. — Josh Jacobs’ absence in training camp has created opportunities for the Las Vegas Raiders’ other running backs to show they should be a major part of the rotation this season. Coach Josh McDaniels shot down the notion the Raiders likely would go with a more equitable distribution of carries even if the NFL’s leading rusher last season …

Josh Jacobs and the Raiders fail to reach long-term deal, AP sources say
1 year, 5 months ago

Josh Jacobs and the Raiders fail to reach long-term deal, AP sources say

Associated Press  

HENDERSON, Nev. — Josh Jacobs of the Las Vegas Raiders, who led the NFL in rushing last season, failed to reach an agreement on a long-term extension by Monday’s deadline, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. The failure of the two sides to reach a deal could prompt Jacob to sit out training camp and perhaps even …

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