Antonio Pierce, head coach of the Vegas Raiders, stated at the NFL Owners meeting who his top quarterback is going into the 2024 NFL Draft.
“J.J. McCarthy you’re talking about a National Champ, a winner. So I don’t know how he’s not in the top three if you want to be honest.
This offseason, the Las Vegas Raiders have added some significant players, but they have also lost a significant player. Josh Jacobs, a running back selected in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, was a two-time Pro Bowl selection and led the league in rushing in 2022.
In spite of this, he signed a free agent contract with the Green Bay Packers and the Raiders declined to resign him. It seems Antonio Pierce is not one of the coaches that would rather not give running backs a large salary. The head coach expressed his displeasure with Jacobs’ decision to miss this season’s trip to Las Vegas.
“Don’t like to see it,” Pierce said of losing Jacobs during his March 25 media availability at the NFL owners meetings, via ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez. “I made it known – the heartbeat, a Raider through and through. But, as we all know, it’s a business. You hear that line … Money talks, BS walks, right? And he had to do what’s best for him and his family and I wish him the best, but that one hurt.
It appears that general manager Tom Telesco could’ve been the driving force behind the Raiders not re-signing Jacobs. It’s a clear indication that Pierce doesn’t have much say over roster decisions going forward.
Josh Jacobs has established himself as one of the top running backs in the NFL over his career. In five seasons, he’s had over 800 rushing yards in every one and broke 1,000 rushing yards in three of them. He’s also grown as a receiver and has over 50 catches in two of the last three seasons.
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