It could be a short absence from the lineup for Josh Jacobs, who missed last Sunday’s game against the Titans with a shoulder injury he suffered in week seven. The rookie running back had an MRI Tuesday and the results were fairly good news, accroding to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
It sounds like Jacobs and the team expect him to return this week when the team faces off against the Jaguars in their final game in Oakland.
Jacobs revealed last week that his shoulder was broken and yet he continued to play on it for seven games after that.
Jon Gruden said after the game against the Titans Sunday that Jacobs was in tears because he wanted to play but was unable to go.
“Yeah he did. He sure did,” Gruden said of Jacobs’s wanting to play. “He’s the real deal is what it says. He’s all you could ask for. He sat in my coach’s office. He wanted to play, and he got really emotional about not playing. He doesn’t want to let his teammates down. I don’t know where he’s going to be this week, but if he’s ready to go and he’s cleared to play, he’ll play. He’s a great back and a great centerpiece for our team moving forward.”
Gruden added that he had no intention of shutting down Jacobs for the final three games simply because the team’s playoff chances are slim.
“We’re never going to put a guy out there that can’t play, but we’re going into the last game in the history of the Oakland Raiders and it’s an emotional time. We’re going to try to win the game. We’re not eliminated from the playoffs and we’re going to try to win every single time we strap it on.”
