Raiders’ Josh Jacobs Posts Cryptic Tweet Amid Contract Dispute

The star running back has yet to sign the franchise tag with the deadline being next month.

Josh Jacobs has yet to sign the franchise tag for the upcoming season, and he took to Twitter with a message appearing to address his contract standoff with the Raiders. 

“Sometimes it’s not about you,” he said in a tweet on Saturday. “We gotta do it for the ones after us.”

The clock is ticking for the two sides to come to terms on a new deal, with the deadline being July 15. It’s unclear what the Las Vegas tailback is currently looking for, but if he were to sign the franchise tag, he’d earn $10.1 million fully guaranteed this upcoming season, per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.  

Sometimes it’s not about you. We gotta do it for the ones after us 🤷🏽‍♂️

— Josh Jacobs (@iAM_JoshJacobs) June 10, 2023

The star running back is in the middle of his prime and is coming off his first season leading the league in rushing after tallying 1,653 yards on the ground. He logged 12 touchdowns and appeared in his second Pro Bowl, making him all the more of a priority this offseason for Las Vegas.