Source: Baltimore Ravens Eye RB Trade; Josh Jacobs of Raiders Available?
The Baltimore Ravens are clicking in many ways, sitting at 6-2 and appearing to be a true Super Bowl contender. Is there a hole in the roster? Maybe only in the running backs room - and an NFL source tells RavenCountry.com at SI that the front office is at today's trade deadline making an effort to change that.
Our source hasn't provided us with specific targets to take up the slack for the absence of JK Dobbins, out for the year due to injury. Nor is there in-house disrespect for Gus Edwards, the veteran who has carried the backfield load for the Lamar Jackson-led Ravens.
Josh Jacobs
That leads us to speculate: Derrick Henry is near the top of this stack, with the Titans making noises of his unavailability. A name like Zack Moss of the Colts deserve mention, too, as Indy shifts toward letting Jonathan Taylor take over fully. And then there is Dalvin Cook, unhappy with his decision to sign with the Jets.
We will suggest one other name, a player with star quality who is being wasted ... a player who is on a one-year deal and therefore would represent a rental. How bout Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs.
Last year, Jacobs led the league with 1,653 rushing yards, and we was over 1,000 rushing yards in both of his first two seasons. He's a four-time Pro Bowler, he catches the ball out of the backfield, and he runs tough.
The Raiders are a mess. Jacobs, 25, engaged in an offseason holdout before agreeing to a one-year deal worth $12 million, which means he will be a free agent at the end of this season. ... and we'll bet he's not going back to Vegas.
Could the Ravens do a deal with a contract attached? Maybe. But even smarter: Do a deal with no contract attached, maybe keeping Jacobs temporarily happy because he's moving from the dungeon of the NFL standings to the penthouse.
