Our Reporting Confirmed: Josh Jacobs, "I'm Back"

HENDERSON, Nev.--While the media fueled the click-bait fires for months about what would happen with running back Josh Jacobs and the Las Vegas Raiders, we told you there was nothing to worry about.

For months, we told you he would be back for week one of the 2023 National Football League season, and today he confirmed it.

Via his Twitter, he said", "I'm back."

I’m back 😈😏
— Josh Jacobs (@iAM_JoshJacobs) August 26, 2023

There was no drama, and those attempting to report his return as anything other than a foregone conclusion are not doing this story any justice.

We were the first to report that the Raiders would use the franchise tag after being unable to come to a final deal before the deadline. We were correct.

This story is a classic example of getting your information from reliable sources not fueled by a need to get clicks but by straightforward reporting.

Jacobs and the organization are not shocked that the deal was done. They have mutual respect, there isn't hatred, and both parties wanted this to get done.

It was not a matter of it, only when. We knew that, and we reported that.

The only "drama" in this deal was when it would happen, in proximity to the deal's timing.

Per Ian Rapoport: "He’s back: The #Raiders and star RB Josh Jacobs have agreed to terms on a new one-year contract that can be worth up to $12M, sources tell me and @TomPelissero, taking the place of the franchise tag. The NFL rushing leader returns on a deal that includes a signing bonus."

Josh Jacobs and his agent Chad Wiestling have been in Las Vegas for several days working to get this deal done. Now, LV’s star is back. He’ll sign the deal on Sunday when the team returns. https://t.co/hGapAl6vqR
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 26, 2023

Rapoport reported: "Josh Jacobs and his agent Chad Wiestling have been in Las Vegas for several days working to get this deal done. Now, LV’s star is back. He’ll sign the deal on Sunday when the team returns."

Jacobs is the returning National Football League leading rusher and is universally lauded around the NFL as one of the top three best running backs.

Per the Las Vegas Raiders PR department:

Raiders Sign RB Josh Jacobs

HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders have signed RB Josh Jacobs, the club announced Saturday.

Last season, the Tulsa, Okla., native led the NFL with 1,653 rushing yards, joining Marcus Allen (1985) and Clem Daniels (led the AFL in 1963) as the only three players in franchise history to win a league rushing title. His rushing total is the second highest in team history, behind Pro Football Hall of Famer Allen’s 1,759 yards in 1985. He also led the league with 93 rushing first downs and 2,053 total yards from scrimmage.

Jacobs has totaled 4,740 career rushing yards, surpassing Allen (4,638) for the most rushing yards by a Raiders running back through his first four seasons. Since entering the league in 2019, Jacobs ranks in the top five in rushing yards (4,740) and rushing touchdowns (40) among all running backs. He has become the third player in club history with three seasons of at least 1,000 rushing yards and is only the second running back in Raiders history to earn multiple Pro Bowl selections in his first four seasons in the NFL.

Jacobs was the Raiders’ first-round pick (24th overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Alabama.

The Silver and Black open the regular season at the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT.

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