Josh Jacobs: 'No hard feelings' after contract dispute with Raiders - ESPN

HENDERSON, Nev. — Josh Jacobs, the NFL's reigning first-team All-Pro running back, said Wednesday he isn't carrying any grudges after sitting out all of the Las Vegas Raiders' offseason program and training camp in a contract dispute.

«I mean, s---, we here,» he said after practice on a conference call with reporters on site at the team facility. «We made it happen, so it ain't no hard feelings now. It's a clean slate with me. It was never… no hate on each side. I understood it, but at the same time I understood my value, too. So it was just about meeting in the middle.»

Jacobs, who led the NFL in rushing yards (1,653), yards from scrimmage (2,053) and touches (393) last season, did not sign his $10.091 million franchise tag by the July 17 deadline.

He agreed to an adjusted one-year deal worth up to $12 million with per-game bonuses on Saturday and reported to the team for the first time since locker clean-out day on Jan. 8. He is currently on the roster exemption/commissioner permission list, as the Raiders have 54 players on the roster with Jacobs.

Jacobs would not say Wednesday how large a load he might be able to carry going into the season opener at the Denver Broncos on Sept. 10, but he did say, «Physically, I ain't missed a step. I didn't have no errors [in practice]. I came in and it didn't feel like I missed a step.»

Fellow running back Brandon Bolden concurred.

«Same old Josh,» Bolden said. «He was away from football, he missed it, we missed him. Back to work, and having him out there today was big for everybody, including him.

»When you get that whole [running back] room to come back, it's just that much more energy in the room. It's great to have everybody back. Really great to have everybody back."

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