Latest Joshua Jacobs News

Xavier McKinney and Josh Jacobs join Packers looking to contend for a Super Bowl

Mar. 15, 2024 12:04 PM EDT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The last time the Green Bay Packers were players in high-stakes NFL free agency was 2019. With general manager Brian Gutekunst signing four starters, the team reached NFC Championship games in 2019 and 2020 and posted three consecutive 13-win seasons. In free...

Running backs had plenty of options this week, even if the position still faces challenges

Mar. 14, 2024 21:35 PM EDT

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — A year after his position was in crisis, Derrick Henry still feels a bond with his fellow running backs. And this was a week he could enjoy. “I was definitely happy to see those guys go off the market pretty fast. I think that speaks...

Derrick Henry heading to Ravens is another sign that running backs are valued -- at the right price

Mar. 12, 2024 20:36 PM EDT

Backfields are going to look a whole lot different in the NFL next season after a run on free agent quarterbacks and running backs during the league's two-day legal tampering period. After QBs ruled Day 1, running backs continued to make strides in free agency Tuesday with four-time...

Danielle Hunter, Derrick Henry head the list of available remaining free agents after a wild Day 1

Mar. 12, 2024 11:25 AM EDT

There’s still plenty of star-quality players available after a wild opening to the NFL’s free agency period. Derrick Henry, Danielle Hunter, Calvin Ridley, Tyron Smith, Stephon Gilmore and Kendall Fuller are among the talented players who hadn’t reached contract agreements as...

Kirk Cousins chooses Atlanta, Saquon Barkley goes to Philly on a busy first day of NFL free agency

Mar. 12, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

Kirk Cousins is heading to the Falcons. Saquon Barkley is joining the Eagles. Brian Burns is going to the Giants. The first day of the NFL’s legal tampering period was a free-for-all frenzy with teams making one big move after another, highlighted by Cousins’ decision to leave...

Packers agree to free agent deals with Josh Jacobs and Xavier McKinney, AP sources say

Mar. 11, 2024 19:02 PM EDT

The Green Bay Packers got off to a busy start in free agency, agreeing to deals with running back Josh Jacobs and safety Xavier McKinney, and releasing two longtime stalwarts. McKinney agreed to a $68 million, four-year deal that can be signed when the new league year starts on...

Kirk Cousins, Chris Jones, Saquon Barkley are among the star players set to test NFL free agency

Mar. 08, 2024 10:03 AM EST

Kirk Cousins will be a free agent for the first time since the Vikings gave him the first fully-guaranteed quarterback deal in the NFL. Baker Mayfield is expected to stay put in Tampa Bay. Russell Wilson has to make another move. Joe Flacco could find a new home, too. The quarterback...

Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley among veterans eager to see how the NFL values running backs

Mar. 07, 2024 17:39 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derrick Henry is back in the gym, eager to prove turning 30 is just a number that shouldn’t affect the four-time Pro Bowl running back’s value on the NFL's open market. The man who organized a group chat among the league's top running backs last summer...

Kirk Cousins and Chris Jones head an NFL free agents list filled with star-quality players

Feb. 28, 2024 15:00 PM EST

Need a Pro Bowl quarterback, an All-Pro defensive lineman or a future Hall of Fame wide receiver? NFL teams could find one of these guys and plenty more star-quality players when the free agency period begins on March 13. Kirk Cousins, Chris Jones and Mike Evans are among the best...

GM Telesco doesn't expect the Raiders to place the franchise tag on Jacobs again

Feb. 27, 2024 16:49 PM EST

A year after the Raiders placed the franchise tag on running back Josh Jacobs, new Las Vegas general manager Tom Telesco said Tuesday that likely wouldn't happen again. “As a GM, you never want to take anything off the table, but I don’t anticipate using that tag this year,” he...