Jacobs Nominated for FedEx Ground Player of the Year

One of the most prestigious post-season awards may be on its way to Las Vegas, but before it does, the Silver and Black will need help from the fans.

On Friday, the NFL announced the top-three nominees for the FedEx Ground Player of the Year, and among them is the league’s leading rusher, Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs.

Jacobs is coming off a career season in 2022 when he won his first rushing title since entering the league four years ago.

He posted a career-high while leading the league in rushing with 1,553 rushing yards, the second-most in a single season in franchise history.

Jacobs now will need help from Raider Nation and the rest of the NFL’s fans to vote him as the league’s outstanding ground player of the season.

He is joined by Browns running back Nick Chubb and Titans running back Derrick Henry.

Allen. Burrow. Mahomes.
Chubb. Henry. Jacobs.

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Jacobs was named FedEx Ground Player of the Week twice this season (Week 12 and 13).

In Week 12, he recorded 229 yards on the ground career-high, and was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week following that game.

Jacobs' postseason accolades are starting to pile up, as he earned his second career Pro Bowl appearance, was recently named to the AP NFL All-Pro First Team, Pro Football Focus All-Pro First Team, and the NFLPA All-Pro First Team for the first time in his career.

For the course of the 2022-23 NFL regular season, FedEx has been working along with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to make donations of $2,000 in the name of the winning quarterback and running back ($4,000 total) to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country.

To celebrate the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year, FedEx will donate $20,000 each to the HBCU choice of the winning quarterback and running back. Like regular season donations, the $40,000 donation will help support needs-based scholarships.

Voting is live through Feb. 9 HERE or via Twitter poll on the @NFL handle. The FedEx Air and Ground NFL Players of the Year will be announced at NFL Honors on Feb. 9, airing on NBC, Peacock, and NFL Network.

NFL Honors will be held at Symphony Hall in Phoenix, Ariz., only days before Super Bowl LVII at the Cardinals’ State Farm Stadium in nearby Glendale.

The NFL Scouting Combine is Feb. 28-March 6, 2023, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. On March 7, 2023, before 4 p.m. EST, is the club's deadline to designate Franchise or Transition Players.

March 13-15 is the free agent negotiation period. During the time starting at 12 p.m. EST on March 13 and ending at 3:59:59 p.m. EST on March 15, clubs are permitted to contact and enter into contract negotiations with the certified agents of players who will become Unrestricted Free Agents upon the expiration of their 2022 Player Contracts at 4 p.m. EST on March 15.

The 2023 NFL Year and Free Agency period begins at 4 p.m. EST on March 15. The Raiders are expected to be significant players in the free-agent market this season.

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