Ex-Raiders star Josh Jacobs spurned offer from Chiefs because he hates them
After running back Josh Jacobs left the Raiders via free agency and joined the Green Bay, he explained why he was leaving Las Vegas.
The losing.
“That went (into) me leaving,” Jacobs said on the “Green Light with Chris Long” podcast in June, per CBS Sports. “Coming from Alabama, I went to a championship every year I was there. I remember coming to the league and losing my first game, and I was mad and not talking to nobody. A vet came up to me and was like, ‘This is the NFL. You’re going to lose.’ I’m like, ‘So ya’ll cool with losing?’ It was so different.
“Then, the most frustrating thing about it all, you’ve got me, and Tae (Davante Adams) and Maxx (Crosby), you’ve got guys who come in every day and work hard, and you don’t get the results. ... You’ll be close every year, but (we’re) not winning. You want me to come back on a discount and lose? I don’t know how I feel about that.”
Jacobs, who rushed for 5,545 yards and 46 touchdowns in five seasons with the Raiders, signed a four-year, $48 million contract with the Packers in March.
One team with a winning culture reached out to Jacobs in free agency: the Chiefs.
But Jacobs told The Athletic that he couldn’t stomach the thought of joining the Chiefs, even though they’ve won eight straight AFC West championships and three Super Bowl titles in five seasons.
“They were trying to get me hard,” Jacobs told Dan Pompei. “But there was no way I was going there. I feel like once you are rivals with somebody, you have a genuine hate for them. I couldn’t see myself in that color. And besides, I never wanted to be the guy that joined the dominant team. I want to be the guy that beats the dominant team.”
The Chiefs don’t play the Packers this season, so Jacobs’ chance of beating the team that dominated him for years would have to come in the Super Bowl.
This story was originally published August 30, 2024 at 9:32 AM.
