Patriots Injury News Mike Reiss Provides Clarity on Jacas' Absence

[TheRainMaker]

The Gabe Jacas drama: Do the Patriots have buyer's remorse?

Do the Patriots already have “buyer’s remorse” for second-round pick Gabe Jacas amidst his current contract and injury dispute? Michael Holley and Andrew Callahan break down the latest drama surrounding the rookie out of Illinois, what it means for the Patriots' pass rush depth, and how Mike...

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I guarantee this happens a lot around the NFL with 1st and 2nd round picks. Players and coaches know pretty early on. Edelman has mentioned this on his podcasts that he saw players come in at WR who he knew was going to be busts.

 

[PatsFanInVa]

 

[mayoclinic]

It does seem that at best we have a player with character issues.

It seems likely that something was undisclosed or hidden from the patriots.

I don't think we can conclude this just yet.

I don't think it was apparent early on that something wasn't adding up. Media attempts to attribute it to 2nd round contract disputes like for 2025 were just lazy.

Right now this goes under the heading of "messy". Not sure how much to attribute to player/agent vs. the team.

Hoping it doesn't fet worse than "messy", and that it gets resolved prior to TC, without lingering effects or enmity.

 

[Grogan14]

Have seen this story many times before and it never ends well.
Its sunk cost now.
He is on the path to being a complete bust.
Multiple injuries and a contract dispute before ever setting foot on practice field.
Another in a long line of patriots second round draft pick busts

 

[mgteich]

I don't think we can conclude this just yet.

I don't think it was apparent early on that something wasn't adding up. Media attempts to attribute it to 2nd round contract disputes like for 2025 were just lazy.

Right now this goes under the heading of "messy". Not sure how much to attribute to player/agent vs. the team.

Hoping it doesn't fet worse than "messy", and that it gets resolved prior to TC, without lingering effects or enmity.

To be clear, I have seen nothing that suggests that Jacas won't be a solid backup rookie and perhaps a future major contributor.

For me, he is our #4 EDGE player for now, reasonable for a mid-second rookie who had an injury treated before his rookie camp.
JONES, PONDER, LANDRY, JACAS
with lots of folks fighting for #5, and while we all hope for a trade.

 

[TommyD4207]

It does seem that at best we have a player with character issues.

Holy **** dude, what an incredible logic leap with no evidence.