The Athletic precipitated a stir over the weekend, issuing a report that instructed the New York Giants provided free agent operating again Josh Jacobs a large deal that was subsequently rejected.
Writer Dan Pompei wrote that basic supervisor Joe Schoen had provided Jacobs between $3 and $4 million greater than he in the end signed for with the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
The rejection, Pompei stated, was resulting from New York State taxes, the MetLife Stadium turf, an overbearing media, and a number of other different minor points.
The Giants got here on sturdy with a suggestion between $3 million and $4 million greater than he ultimately accepted. However Jacobs was turned off by the New York taxes, way of life, media and the unreal turf at MetLife Stadium.
In the end, that didn’t occur.
On Sunday night time, Pompei issued a retraction and correction to his report, revealing that the Giants by no means provided Jacobs any form of deal.
Okay so since this got here out, a league supply tells me the Giants by no means made a suggestion to Jacobs. Apologies for the spikes in blood pressures. And please allow Joe Schoen to see one other dawn. https://t.co/QVc7ACgOon
— Dan Pompei (@danpompei) September 1, 2024
This isn’t to say the Giants didn’t negotiate with Jacobs as a result of he was mentioned as a possible possibility to exchange Saquon Barkley, as we noticed on HBO’s “Laborious Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants.” Nonetheless, what’s now clear is that no formal provide was ever made — notably, the huge provide Pompei initially instructed.
Had Pompei’s preliminary account been correct, it additionally would have solid a darkish shadow over NFL Movies and the Giants for omitting such a noteworthy element from Laborious Knocks. In any case, their look on the docuseries has already generated league-wide criticism as it’s.
However, no. The Giants didn’t undervalue Barkley solely to overvalue Jacobs. As an alternative, they settled on a good market worth for Devin Singletary and can enter the 2024 common season utilizing a operating back-by-committee method.