Josh Jacobs is tired of losing in the National Football League.
He made it clear in an interview Thursday when he joined former NFL defensive end, Chris Long, on his football podcast “Greenlight”.
The former Alabama tailback was drafted by the Raiders with the 24th overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft. Jacobs spent the first five seasons of his career with the franchise, and the Raiders only managed to have one winning season, making the playoffs just once over those five years.
Jacobs left Las Vegas and went on to sign with the Green Bay Packers in free agency in hopes of joining a winning team.
The former Alabama back discussed why coming from Alabama made it difficult to deal with losing early in the NFL.
“Coming from Alabama, I went to a championship every year I was there,” Jacobs said. “I remember coming to the league and losing my first game, and I was mad and not talking to nobody. A vet came up to me and was like, ‘This is the NFL. You’re going to lose.’ I’m like, ‘So ya’ll cool with losing?’ It was so different.”
Jacobs also put further light on what led to his fresh start in Green Bay and what were the biggest factors that made him walk away from Las Vegas.
“Then, the most frustrating thing about it all,” said Jacobs. “You’ve got me, and Tae (Davante Adams) and Maxx (Crosby), you’ve got guys who come in every day and work hard, and you don’t get the results. … You’ll be close every year, but (we’re) not winning. You want me to come back on a discount and lose? I don’t know how I feel about that.”
Jacobs signed with Green Bay for $48 million over 4 years in March.
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Personal: Trevion Ware is from Dallas, Tx, born February 16th. He is a 2018 High school graduate from Dallas Carter High School. He attended 3 colleges, Texas A&M University Commerce, Butler Community College, and The University of Louisiana at Monroe. Trevion is a former collegiate track athlete as well.
D.W. CARTER HS
Was a four-time letterwinner at D.W. Carter HS, helping his team to a Class 4A UIL state championship before graduating in 2018…As a senior in 2017-18, was part of the 4x400 meter relay champions at Texas Relays and 4x200 Class 4A State Championship relay…As a junior in 2016-17, was part of the Texas Class 4A 4x400 relay state championship and won the 4A regional championship…As a sophomore in 2015-16, was a DISD 4A District Champion and a regional qualifier…As a freshman in 2014-15, was a DISD 4A District Champion and a regional qualifier…Also lettered in football.
TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE
As a freshman in 2018-19, posted a season-best time of 50.16 in the 400 meters at the Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/8/18)…Qualified for the Lone Star Conference Indoor Championship…
BUTLER CC
Competed in outdoor track & field at Butler CC in El Dorado, Kansas, in 2021…Part of the NJCAA national qualifying 4x800 meter relay team, running a season-best time of 8:23.39 in the NJCAA Region VI Championships (4/29-5/1/21) …Had his best 800 time, 1:59.08, at the 2021 Tabor College Open (4/24/21)…Also competed in the 4x400 relay.
Trevion Ware is also 2 time college graduate. He college graduate from Butler Community College in 2021, with his associates degree in liberal arts. He then continued his education at The University of Louisiana at Monroe. He began working in talk radio at ULM during his college career before transitioning to sports media. Trevion later went on to graduate from ULM with his Bachelors degree in mass communications in the spring of 2024. Trevion has a strong passion and drive for sports journalism. This sentiment has taken this young man far. Trevion Ware is now the newest journalist reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He will begin covering the Crimson Tide in the upcoming 2024 season! The best is truly yet to come for this young man and he will be a great asset to the TDA family/franchise.
