Josh Jacobs may have just shattered the idea that New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen is unwilling to pay big money to a running back.
In an article in The Athletic detailing why Jacobs went from the Las Vegas Raiders to the Green Bay Packers in free agency this offseason of an four-year, $48 million contract with $12.5 million fully guaranteed, Jacobs revealed that it was actually the Giants who offered him the money.
The Athletic’s Dan Pompei writes:
The Giants came on strong with an offer between $3 million and $4 million more than he eventually accepted.