4-Star Player Blown Off Season Due To…
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Las Vegas will be without the NFL’s reigning rushing champion in Week 15.
Josh Jacobs, the running back for the Raiders, is listed as questionable due to a quadriceps injury. According to sources, he won’t play in Thursday night’s game against the visiting Los Angeles Chargers, as reported by NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.
Garafolo added that the Raiders gave Jacobs until this afternoon to see if he could give it a go, but it became clear as kickoff drew closer he wasn’t going to be available tonight. His quad injury kept him out of practice throughout the week and will now keep him out of the game.
Jacobs’ production for the Raiders cannot be overstated. He is the Raiders’ running game. The two-time Pro Bowler, who led the league with 1,653 rushing yards in 2022, has run for 805 yards this season, 742 more than the team’s second-leading rusher, which is wide receiver Tre Tucker with 63 yards.
Ameer Abdullah (six attempts for 42 yards) and Zamir White (20 carries for 54 yards) will probably get more carries than they have in any game this season.
Jacobs endured a season full of injuries last year, but his quad will end a run of 44 games without a loss.
There will undoubtedly be some new figures for the Raiders, who play the Chargers at home on Thursday night on Prime Video at 8:15 p.m. ET.