The Las Vegas Raiders fully intend to keep one of their offensive stars this offseason while holding out hope of retaining another.
First-year general manager Tom Telesco told reporters Tuesday at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis that the team has no intention of trading three-time All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams.
“He’s a Raider,” Telesco said.
As for two-time Pro Bowl running back Josh Jacobs, Telesco said he is holding out hope that the team can entice him to stay.
“We’re going to explore pretty hard to see if we can bring him back here and kind of go from there,” Telesco said, per ESPN.
The Raiders have decisions to make with Josh Jacobs, left, and Davante Adams. (Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images)
Where things stand with Adams, Jacobs
Adams is under contract. He’s approaching the third year of a five-year, $140 million deal signed when he joined the Raiders via a trade from the Green Bay Packers in 2022. He’s also a 31-year-old star best equipped to help a team looking to contend now.
Without stability at quarterback, the Raiders don’t look like one of those teams. Because of that, Adams is the subject of trade rumors, most notably linked to a potential reunion with former Packers teammate Aaron Rodgers with the New York Jets. Telesco made it clear Tuesday that option is not part of the plan in Las Vegas.
As for Jacobs, he’s slated to become a free agent. Telesco said Tuesday that he doesn’t “anticipate” using the franchise tag this offseason, confirming a report from Monday that the Raiders won’t tag Jacobs. Whatever exploring Telesco intends to do would involve enticing Jacobs to stay via a new contract before the start of free agency on March 13. Telesco sounds prepared to move on if that doesn’t happen.
“There’s a lot of backs that are available this year, so I guess it remains to be seen what other people think,” Telesco said, per ESPN. “But the talent pool at that position in free agency is relatively high.”
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Publish date : 2024-02-27 22:31:30
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