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HENDERSON, Nev. — Josh Jacobs, the NFL’s reigning first-team All-Professional working again, mentioned Wednesday that he is not carrying any grudges after sitting out the entire Las Vegas Raiders’ offseason program and coaching camp in a contract dispute.

“I imply, s—, we right here,” he mentioned after follow on a convention name with reporters on web site on the staff facility. “We made it occur, so it ain’t no exhausting emotions now. It is a clear slate with me. It was by no means … no hate on all sides. I understood it, however on the identical time I understood my worth, too. So it was nearly assembly within the center.”

Jacobs, who led the NFL in speeding yards (1,653), yards from scrimmage (2,053) and touches (393) final season, didn’t signal his $10.091 million franchise tag by the July 17 deadline.

He agreed to an adjusted one-year deal price as much as $12 million with per-game bonuses on Saturday and reported to the staff for the primary time since locker clean-out day on Jan. 8. He’s at present on the roster exemption/commissioner permission listing, because the Raiders have 54 gamers on the roster with Jacobs.

Jacobs wouldn’t say Wednesday how giant a load he would possibly be capable to carry going into the season opener on the Denver Broncos on Sept. 10, however he did say, “Bodily, I ain’t missed a step. I did not don’t have any errors [in practice]. I got here in and it did not really feel like I missed a step.”

Fellow working again Brandon Bolden concurred.

“Usual Josh,” Bolden mentioned. “He was away from soccer, he missed it, we missed him. Again to work, and having him on the market at present was massive for everyone, together with him.

“Once you get that entire [running back] room to return again, it is simply that rather more vitality within the room. It is nice to have everyone again. Actually nice to have everyone again.”

Jacobs mentioned he stayed in form figuring out at house in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

“With the highschool guys again at my outdated highschool,” he mentioned, “and, , simply with the ability to mentor them and be round them and present them how, what it takes to get to the following degree. I believe that was simply, it was only a enjoyable expertise, actually.”

Nonetheless, he missed being round his Raiders teammates, he mentioned.

“You wish to grind together with your guys, particularly figuring out there’s numerous new guys coming in,” he mentioned. “You need the blokes to know who you might be and respect what you do, respect your work. That was simply the largest factor, not with the ability to have that camaraderie.

“However I would not say they was simply all damaging, ? Being at house allowed me to spend so much extra time with my children and assist my dad do his weight-reduction plan plans and get in form and issues like that. So, I imply, it was professionals and cons on either side, however on the finish of the day, I wished to play soccer. I wished to be right here with the blokes. So, I am simply glad it labored out.”

Jacobs additionally was sporting a brand new quantity, having traded in No. 28 for the No. 8 he wore at McLain Excessive Faculty and in faculty at Alabama. He mentioned he wished to modify digits final yr.

“However they wished to cost me $3.5 [million] for it, so I used to be like, ‘Yeah, I am not going to do this,'” he mentioned with fun of getting to reimburse the NFL for the stock. “However, man, I imply, simply all my life, that is the quantity I’ve at all times worn.

“That 8 simply makes me really feel like, , a superhero.”