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Josh Jacobs’ right shoulder fracture doesn’t appear to be season-ending. After missing the Week 14 bout with the Tennessee Titans, he plans to play for the Oakland Raiders against another AFC South foe, the Jacksonville Jaguars. A frontrunner for the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year, Jacobs told reporters on Friday: “My plan is to […]

The Oakland Raiders are set to host their final game at the Coliseum against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 15. It appears running back Josh Jacobs will be available after all. Jacobs was sidelined with a shoulder injury during the loss to the Tennessee Titans in Week 14. According to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, […]

The Oakland Raiders will take the field Sunday versus the Tennessee Titans without the services of star rookie running back Josh Jacobs, who has officially been ruled out due to a fractured shoulder. The ailment has reportedly bothered Jacobs for weeks, but it appears that the pain is now too much for him to play […]

The Oakland Raiders will be missing a big part of their offensive firepower if Josh Jacobs wouldn’t be able to play against the Tennessee Titans. There’s still no assurance with regards to the condition of his fractured shoulder plate, and there’s no assurance if he’ll be healthy enough to participate in Oakland’s Week 14 foray. […]

Josh Jacobs has performed up to his first-round draft status. The rookie running back, hailing from Alabama, has added a new dynamic to the Oakland Raiders offense. That dynamic: the ability to be a workhorse running back. Jacobs, through 12 games of play, has 218 rushing attempts for 1,061 yards and seven touchdowns. His attempts […]

The Oakland Raiders , Trent Brown, and Josh Jacobs are trying to stop the bleeding; they’ve lost back-to-back games to cause their playoff hopes to fade. On Sunday, they’ll play the surging 7-5 Tennessee Titans, without their starting right tackle. On Friday, the Raiders officially ruled out right tackle Trent Brown for Sunday’s matchup with […]

Despite the Oakland Raiders losing their last two games, Josh Jacobs has been showcasing why he was a first-round pick. As a result, Jacobs was given the Offensive Rookie of the Month Award for the month of November. Over the course of November, Jacobs rushed for a grand total of 337 yards on 77 attempts […]

Oakland Raiders running back Josh Jacobs has been putting on a show during his rookie year. He’s a front-runner for the Offensive Rookie of the Year award and the clear focal point of the Raiders offense. However, according to Paul Gutierrez of ESPN, Jacobs has been playing on a fractured right shoulder ever since Week […]

The NFL season continues to roll along and Week 13 is already upon us. In Week 12, there were quite a few running backs who had standout performances in fantasy football. For another week, Leonard Fournette showed off his much-improved receiving skills as he led all running backs in scoring in Week 12. The Jacksonville […]

Let’s compare Le’Veon Bell of the New York Jets to a rising running back in the NFL. Start here: The Oakland Raiders selected running back Josh Jacobs in the first-round (24th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. In his rookie year, Jacobs has done more than impress, he’s flat out balled. The running back has […]

The Oakland Raiders will host the Cincinnati Bengals in a game between two teams with different outlooks in Week 11. With Oakland fighting for a playoff spot in the AFC, this is a game that the Raiders can’t afford to lose. Oakland is coming off a narrow victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week […]

Josh Jacobs might be the best offensive player taken in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. It is possible that he is having the best season of any first-rounder, but Nick Bosa might have something to say about that. Regardless, the Raiders seem to have found their running back of the future. Jacobs […]

Oakland Raiders running back Josh Jacobs has been so good this season that you tend to forget he is a rookie. Through nine games, Jacobs has rushed for 811 yards and seven touchdowns while averaging 4.8 yards per carry, most recently carrying the ball 16 times for 71 yards and a game-winning score in a […]

Oakland Raiders running back Josh Jacobs put his team back in the lead against the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football. He did so by rushing for an 18-yard touchdown on 3rd & 1. JOSH JACOBS. 🙌 Go-ahead TD for the @Raiders rookie RB! #RaiderNation @iAM_JoshJacobs 📺: #LACvsOAK on @NFLNetwork | @NFLonFOX | @PrimeVideoHow […]

The AFC playoff picture is muddled, with a plethora of teams in the chase. The Oakland Raiders are one of those teams, sitting at 4-4. The Raiders have a huge game in Week 10 against the division-rival Los Angeles Chargers, a must-win if Oakland wants to improve their shot at the playoffs. Oakland is already […]

Josh Jacobs has been on a tear in his rookie season with the Oakland Raiders and there’s no sign of him slowing down anytime soon. Jacobs will continue his impressive stretch against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 10. Before training camps began, Jon Gruden was very adamant that Jacobs could easily be the NFL’s […]

The Oakland Raiders notably secured not one, not two, but three first-round picks as a result of the 2019 NFL Draft. While utilizing two of these three picks to select defensive players, the Raiders did manage to snag one offensive stand out as well in former Alabama Crimson Tide running back Josh Jacobs. Currently serving […]

The Oakland Raiders will welcome the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football in Week 10. The Raiders are coming off an impressive win on Sunday where they were able to defeat the Detroit Lions 31-24. With the win in Week 9, the Raiders are now 4-4 and sit at second place in the AFC […]

The Oakland Raiders have something in Josh Jacobs. On Sunday, the running back tied Hall of Famer Marcus Allen for most 100-yard rushing games by a Raiders rookie (three), according to Paul Gutierrez of ESPN. Jacobs was able to tie Allen’s record in only eight games. However, there is a crucial aspect to the statistic: […]

The Oakland Raiders and Josh Jacobs square off with the Detroit Lions in Week 9. While the Raiders are 3-4 and trying to get back to .500, the Lions are 3-3-1 and trying to go above .500 on the year. Both teams will need to have someone step up for them if they want to […]

The Oakland Raiders are 3-4 as their roller coaster season continues. In Week 9, they have a matchup with another team still searching for an identity in the 3-3-1 Detroit Lions. If the Raiders want to win that game and find their way back to .500, they’ll need some players to step up big time. […]

The eighth week of the NFL is now behind us and we can begin to look forward to Week 9. This past week, there were a few running backs who stood out among the rest in fantasy football, and that makes for some interesting start ’em sit ’em decisions. Among them, Aaron Jones showed that […]

The Oakland Raiders hit the road for the second consecutive week to face the Houston Texans in Week 8. For the second straight week, Oakland was handed a loss, with them losing 27-24 on Sunday. There were multiple moments throughout the game that it appeared to be the Raiders game to lose. Then, Deshaun Watson […]

The Oakland Raiders are going to need all of the help they can get to combat the Houston Texans’ offense. Luckily for them, running back Josh Jacobs is expected to play on Sunday per Ian Rapoport. #Raiders RB Josh Jacobs (shoulder) is expected to play today, while Jon Gruden said WR Tyrell Williams (foot) should […]

The NFL trade deadline is right around the corner. That means the fantasy football trade deadline will soon follow. The eighth week of the season is already underway and everyone has a decent grasp on how their team is going to perform for the rest of the season. In this article, we’ll highlight the running […]

Oakland Raiders running back Josh Jacobs has not practiced all week and is listed as questionable for his team’s Week 8 matchup with the Houston Texans due to a shoulder injury, but head coach Jon Gruden expects him to play: “He’s a young player, obviously. He’s got a shoulder,” said Gruden, according to Jerry McDonald […]

There are a number of running backs that have emerged as the top player at their position in the 2019 NFL season. However, head coach Jon Gruden is happy with the running back he got in Josh Jacobs. Jacobs has established himself as one of the most promising, young players in the league thus far. […]

The Oakland Raiders are preparing for the Houston Texans in Week 8 and they’ve been doing so without Josh Jacobs. The rookie running back missed his second straight practice with the team on Thursday. Last week, during Oakland’s game against the Green Bay Packers, Jacobs had to go to the locker room to get his […]

Josh Jacobs has been one of the only bright spots on the Oakland Raiders’ offense thus far this season, but the Raiders may end up without him when they host the Detroit Lions on Sunday afternoon. “He’s got a legitimate shoulder (injury),” said Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, according to Scott Bair of NBC Sports […]

Oakland Raiders tight end Darren Waller can certainly be categorized as the real deal, especially after just recently inking a multi-year contract to remain with the AFC West franchise for years to come. However, it appears as though Waller isn’t the only current Raiders player to fall under such a category as rookie running back […]

Rookie standout running back injured his shoulder early in the Oakland Raiders’ Week 7 42-24 loss to the Green Bay Packers. However, he returned to the game and isn’t expected to miss any playing time going forward, according to Scott Bair of NBC Sports Bay Area. He mentioned he tweaked his shoulder on the first […]

Oakland Raiders rookie running back Josh Jacobs has gotten his NFL career off to a terrific start, as he has rushed for 430 yards and four touchdowns while averaging 4.9 yards per carry through his first five games. Most recently, Jacobs even tore up the stingy Chicago Bears’ defense for 123 yards and a couple […]

It’s hard not to like the Fantasy Football potential of Oakland Raiders running back Josh Jacobs heading into Week 7. The Raiders will be facing the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, and while the Packers’ defense was the talk of the town over the first couple of weeks of the season, it has come crashing […]

The Oakland Raiders will be coming out of their bye week to face the Green Bay Packers in Week 7. The Raiders own a 3-2 record while Green Bay sits atop the NFC North with a 5-1 record. Unlike the Packers, no one expected Oakland to be a formidable team heading into the season. Especially […]

While watching the Oakland Raiders on HBO’s Hard Knocks, no one believed the roster we were seeing on our televisions was going to be a successful team. Contrary to belief, the Raiders are 3-2 on the season as they head into their bye week in Week 6. On Sunday, Oakland traveled overseas to square off […]

Despite not facing off against one another very often, it was quite evident that Sunday afternoon’s matchup in London meant something to both the Oakland Raiders and Chicago Bears. In Oakland’s case, it was somewhat of a revenge game as the AFC West franchise infamously traded away current Bears pass rusher Khalil Mack midway through […]

The Oakland Raiders are without question feeling good about the way their first-round pick, running back Josh Jacobs, has performed so far this season. After taking him with the No. 24 overall pick in the draft, Jacobs has performed extremely well through the first four games of his career. ESPN shared their rookie rankings through […]

Similarly to recent seasons, the first four weeks of the regular season has been dominated by running backs in fantasy football, which provides some intriguing start ’em sit ’em options for Week 5. For the people who own Christian McCaffrey, congratulations on securing first or second place in your league. The Carolina Panthers versatile running […]

Oakland Raiders rookie running back Josh Jacobs continues to break records. On Sunday, he broke the Raiders franchise record for most rushing yards through their first four NFL games with 307, beating Darren McFadden’s 272 set in 2008. Josh Jacobs (@iAM_JoshJacobs) set the @Raiders record for the most rushing yards (295 and counting) by a […]