Jacobs doesn’t report; Raiders respect his stance

HENDERSON, Nev. — Josh Jacobs not reporting Tuesday for the primary day of Las Vegas Raiders coaching camp was anticipated. In spite of everything, he and the Raiders not solely failed to achieve settlement on a contract extension by final week’s deadline, however the first-team All-Professional working again nonetheless has not signed his franchise tag.

Jacobs can’t be fined for lacking time in coaching camp, as he would not have a signed contract.

Nonetheless, coach Josh McDaniels reiterated Tuesday he would welcome Jacobs again, at any time when he chooses to report.

“I do know Dave [Ziegler] and Tom [Delaney] labored feverishly along with his illustration final week to do what they may,” McDaniels mentioned of the Raiders common supervisor and he workforce’s senior vice chairman/director of soccer administration.

“I respect [Jacobs’] determination to finally not signal a deal at that time. So proper now, I imply, it’s what it’s. There hasn’t been a lot because the deadline and sure issues can change, clearly, we all know that, however that is clearly numerous his determination and I respect no matter he chooses to do. That is his selection and so I sit up for seeing him after we do.”

The depressed working again market modified a bit Tuesday morning when the New York Giants‘ Saquon Barkleywho had additionally not signed his tag nor agreed to an extension, agreed to a new one-year deal that adjusted his franchise tag. As such, the adjusted franchise tag price $10.1 million is absolutely assured and price as much as $11 million with incentives whereas being adjusted with a $2 million signing bonus, in addition to an extra $909,000 in incentives to be paid an equal quantity in three classes (1,350 speeding yards and a playoff berth, 11 touchdowns and 65 receptions).

“Something can definitely change in that regard,” McDaniels mentioned. “And look, I am a coach, I might like to have each certainly one of them right here. That is simply clearly a desire of ours so we are able to work with every participant. However when that’s, we’ll see.

“I respect each participant’s proper to attempt to do what’s greatest for them. That is why the league is what it’s, when it comes to worth and contracts, and people issues are private … I’ve mentioned it a number of occasions this spring — I respect him tremendously, have an excessive amount of respect for him as a participant, as an individual, what he did for our workforce final 12 months and I sit up for seeing him at any time when he is right here and I respect that course of, too. It is his determination to make and I do know all of them need to do what they suppose is greatest for them.”

Jacobs, a first-round choose of the Raiders in 2019, didn’t have his fifth-year possibility picked up by Las Vegas final 12 months and responded with one of the best season of his profession. He led the NFL in speeding yards (1,653) and yards from scrimmage (2,053) whereas catching 53 passes for a profession excessive 400 yards and his 12 speeding touchdowns additionally tied a profession excessive.

He has remained principally silent on his state of affairs, apart from a couple of cryptic tweets suggesting he most well-liked the safety that got here with a longer-term deal, moderately than a extra profitable shorter-term contract.

Additionally Tuesday, McDaniels mentioned there can be no “restrictions” on quarterback Jimmy Garoppolowho’s coming off March surgical procedure to his left foot and handed his bodily over the weekend.

“We’ll do what we at all times do with gamers which are coming off any sort of rehabilitation — we’ll do it the proper approach,” McDaniels mentioned. “So, it may not be 100% of the repetitions the primary day, however we’d by no means do this with anyone.”

McDaniels additionally mentioned there was “no timeline” for first-round draft choose Tyree Wilson to return off the non-football harm misplaced. The sting rusher, taken No. 7 total, had surgical procedure on his proper foot in November and a follow-up process in March to take away {hardware}.

“It is headed in the proper course,” McDaniels mentioned, no query about it. Enthusiastic about that. And that is, once more, simply the method that we anticipated, primarily based on what was taking place on the time we drafted him. We knew that there was going to be a rehabilitation course of after which there’s going to be a re-acclimation part right here. So, he is doing a fantastic job of every thing he is doing proper now. As soon as he is able to roll, then we’ll reenter him into follow the proper approach after which get him able to go for the common season.”