Gabe Jacas, the Patriots’ second-round pick, didn’t report to training camp, and get this: he’s the *only* second-round selection across the entire league who still hasn’t inked a deal. This isn’t just a minor snag; it’s a big deal for a rookie trying to kick off his NFL career.
Jacas Is a Ghost at Camp
The Patriots are set to hold their first practice of training camp on Saturday, and it’s confirmed Jacas won’t be there. Head coach Mike Vrabel himself confirmed on Friday that the linebacker is a no-show. Jacas’s absence is magnified by the fact that every other second-round pick around the league has already signed their deal. You’ve got to wonder what’s going on behind the scenes here when he’s the lone man out.
Injuries and a Whole Lot of ‘Cautious Optimism’
It’s not just the contract holding things up, either. Jacas has been dealing with a number of injuries throughout the offseason, sidelining him from *any* part of the team’s offseason program. Vrabel even admitted he doesn’t know if Jacas is healthy enough to participate in practice right now. “I can only go by what [Jacas] says,” Vrabel told Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald. “And so when he gets here, we’ll evaluate that.” Despite all this, Vrabel sounded “positive” a deal would get done, eventually. He even used the words “cautiously optimistic,” which, let’s be real, doesn’t exactly scream confidence.
This isn’t exactly the dream start for Jacas, right? He’s gotta get healthy and get on that field as fast as humanly possible if he wants to turn this rocky beginning around. The team needs him, and he needs to prove he belongs.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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