Baseball fans just watched Aaron Judge put together a historical season after turning down a massive contract offer from the New York Yankees in the offseason, forcing the Yankees to put together a new offer this offseason with an amount that one adjective won’t do justice. While Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs’ situation isn’t exactly the same, it’s pretty similar.
Fueled by the Raiders’ new regime electing not to pick up the fifth-year option on his contract, Jacobs has been on a tear this season. Through six weeks of the campaign, he owns the highest rushing grade (90.