The Las Vegas Raiders got some concerning news this week — their star running back went down with a quad injury. With their star wide receiver, Davante Adams, now dealing with an illness, the Raiders’ injury report is quite grim. Let’s dive into the most recent Josh Jacobs injury update for Thursday to discuss his odds of playing. If you’re hungry for more action, check out our Chargers-Raiders player props, our NFL betting tools or our NFL betting promos!
Josh Jacobs Injury Update: Is Las Vegas’ Star Playing Thursday?
Is Josh Jacobs Playing for Las Vegas on Thursday Night Football?
The Las Vegas Raiders have listed running back Josh Jacobs as questionable. They did so despite Jacobs’ failure to participate in any practices this week, which is a bad sign for his availability.
Although Jacobs is a veteran at this point, which means he needs practice less than his peers to prepare for a given opponent, logging DNP status all week — especially on a short week — usually indicates a player is unavailable.
Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce has kept his cards close to his chest on this one. According to reporters, Pierce’s thought process is that Jacobs can get ready to go, Thursday will be the “Josh Jacobs show.”
So is Josh Jacobs playing on Thursday? I doubt it. The Raiders now have three healthy running backs on their active roster to go with a fullback, who they just promoted from the practice squad this week.
The cast of Ameer Abdullah, Zamir White and Brandon Bolden may not inspire much confidence, but they’re likely who the Raiders will have to make do with at running back.
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