Josh Jacobs ends holdout after signing a deal with the Raiders.

Last season, Jacobs topped the NFL in running.

The top rusher from 2022 will be in the Las Vegas Raiders’ backfield when the 2023 NFL season begins.

The Raiders sent a press release announcing that Josh Jacobs, who has been holding out during training camp, has agreed to a deal.

According to NFL Network, the one-year contract has a maximum value of $12 million.
After the two parties were unable to come to a long-term agreement in July, Jacobs has been stalling, refusing to sign a franchise tag worth $10.091 million.
In 2022, Jacobs gained 1,653 yards on the run and 12 touchdowns, which led the NFL in rushing. In the 2020 and 2021 seasons, he participated in 15 games and all 17 games in the previous season.

With Derek Carr’s release in February, the Raiders are starting a new chapter. Jimmy Garoppolo, a seasoned quarterback, was signed by Las Vegas in March.

This NFL offseason, one of the most talked-about subjects has been teams’ unwillingness to pay running backs, even highly successful ones like Jacobs.

Running back Saquon Barkley of the New York Giants was likewise unable to come to a long-term contract; instead, he signed a one-year contract in July worth up to $11 million, with a $2 million signing bonus.

Barkley stated, during the second day of camp in East Rutherford, New Jersey, “The reality of it is, I mean, one, I kind of just followed my heart.” “I kind of just went with my gut, even though I was aware of what everyone else was saying in the media and on social media. After that, you need to approach it from a business perspective. I thought to myself, “What’s the best thing I can do?”

While others may agree or disagree, choose to sit in or out, I believe that for    This year, the best thing I can do for myself is return to the game I love, play for my teammates, and do something I’ve wanted to do since I was a kid.”

“Obviously, I know what’s going on with the running back situation and me being tagged and the value of the running back continually going down. The only way that I feel like that’s going to change is someone has to make it change. God willing, hopefully I can be one of the people to do it.”

Veteran running back Dalvin Cook was released by the Minnesota Vikings in June following four straight Pro Bowl seasons. Cook signed a one-year deal with the New York Jets last week.