onelove168  Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs will use the denial of his fifth-year option as motivation for a strong 2022 season. onelove168 

Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs, 24, is optimistic that being denied his fifth-year option by the Pirates is motivation to continue his season. 2022, hope for a long-term contract from the Raiders or other teams, according to a report from ‘Yahoo Sports’ last Saturday.  ( onelove168  )

Jacobs was one of three former first-round draft picks of the 2019 Raiders to decline their fifth-year option, along with defensive lineman Kellin Ferrell and Safety Johnathan Abram, if anyone will get the most new deal, will be the 24-year-old running back, although the Black Pirates will likely turn down paying around $8 million for his fifth-year option. That’s motivation for Jacobs to produce in the 2022 season.

‘I’m a firm believer that the work you put in will pay for itself,’ Jacobs said. ‘I have to be here no matter what. And this is where I want to be. So I have no problem with it. It gives me more of a reason to come in every day and join the other players and work. That’s the way I look at it.’

Even if a team declines his fifth-year option, that doesn’t mean they automatically cut ties with that player after his rookie contract expires. So if Jacobs can go out there and produce, The Raiders could also offer him a long-term contract with a big salary after the 2022 season, and it would also be beneficial for him to get a long-term deal from another team.