{"id":73441,"date":"2026-07-24T16:42:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=73441"},"modified":"2026-07-24T17:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:00:10","slug":"patriots-vrabel-addresses-gabe-jacas-holdout-were-not-going-to-put-a-timeline-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2026\/07\/24\/patriots-vrabel-addresses-gabe-jacas-holdout-were-not-going-to-put-a-timeline-on-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots&#8217; Vrabel Addresses Gabe Jacas Holdout: &#8220;We\u2019re not going to put a timeline on it&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\" title=\"New England Patriots at PatsFans.com\"><strong>New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> training camp set to get underway, head coach Mike Vrabel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2026\/07\/24\/transcript-mike-vrabel-pre-training-camp-press-conference-7-24\/\"><strong>was asked on Friday about the ongoing situation<\/strong><\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2026-new-england-patriots-draft-picks-full-list\/\"><strong>2026 second-round pick<\/strong><\/a> Gabe Jacas, whose contract dispute continues to keep him away from the facility as the rest of the team returned to the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Jacas wasn&#8217;t in Foxboro on Friday, which wasn&#8217;t exactly what fans were likely hoping to see. His status remains uncertain as the two sides have yet to reach an agreement, and it looks like he won&#8217;t be among the players who will be out on the field on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Vrabel did shed a little bit of light on the situation.\u00a0 He confirmed Jacas underwent surgery to &#8216;take care of some things,&#8217; although he chose his words carefully as he discussed the rookie.\u00a0 A previous report by ESPN&#8217;s Mike Reiss indicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/49046571\/why-new-england-patriots-gabe-jacas-contract-absent-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>that the rookie underwent a &#8220;clean-up&#8221; procedure<\/strong><\/a>, which seems to be what this current stalemate has centered around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, continuing to work through the contract,&#8221; said Vrabel. &#8220;I think that those have been positive, obviously, between the club and his representative. And, hopefully, we\u2019ll get him in here sooner rather than later.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked how long he thought it might be before an agreement was reached, Vrabel said he wasn&#8217;t willing to put a timeframe on things.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re not going to put a timeline on it or a timeframe,&#8221; said Vrabel. &#8220;But, spoken to Gabe personally. And again, excited to get him in when he\u2019s under contract.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unknown how much of the injury has played into the delay in negotiations.\u00a0 Whatever Jacas&#8217; issue is, that seems to be one of the things adding a layer of complexity to the rookie&#8217;s delayed start.<\/p>\n<p>Vrabel wouldn&#8217;t get into whatever it was, but said that his staff has been in contact with the rookie and they&#8217;re aware of his situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not going to get into the injuries,&#8221; said Vrabel.\u00a0 &#8220;I mentioned that Gabe had a surgery to take care of some things. And that\u2019s, that\u2019s where we\u2019re at. And again, like Mike said, we\u2019re going to evaluate him when he gets here. And, I know that Jim and Frank have been in contact with him throughout the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"m-0 p-0 pb-0\" style=\"background-color: #313131; text-align: right; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pf_reveal lazy \" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-09-06T181249Z_1482935291_MT1USATODAY27017884_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-ILLINOIS-AT-DUKE-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Gabe Jacas\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption class=\"m-0 mb-3 p-1 pr-3 pl-3\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: white;\">(PHOTO: Zachary Taft-Imagn Images)<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Vrabel &#8216;Cautiously Optimistic&#8217; On Resolution<\/h3>\n<p>Jacas is certainly in an interesting spot when it comes to his peers.\u00a0 He&#8217;s currently the only unsigned second-round pick in the NFL, along with being the only Patriots rookie also not signed at this point of the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Vrabel maintained a positive outlook on negotiations, and while he wasn&#8217;t willing to put a timeframe on things, it sounded like the two sides were getting closer to a resolution.\u00a0 The only question then might be the condition Jacas is in when he does finally begin practicing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I can only go by what he says,&#8221; said Vrabel when asked if he had a sense of where the rookie was physically. &#8220;And so when he gets here, we\u2019ll evaluate that. Of course, be as smart as we can and as possible just to see because we haven\u2019t seen him with us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I would say that I\u2019ll use the word cautiously optimistic. But again, those conversations have been great and excited to see where he\u2019s at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Harold Landry set to begin camp on PUP and his health still in question, the Patriots&#8217; selection of Jacas seemed to be their attempt at building depth at an area that remains somewhat thin.<\/p>\n<p>While many didn&#8217;t see Jacas as an immediate impact player in 2026, it doesn&#8217;t change the fact that the defense saw a significant rotation at various positions throughout much of last year.\u00a0 That played a big factor in the team&#8217;s success, and it absolutely helped accelerate a lot of the development we saw from several players, especially down the stretch.<\/p>\n<p>But the longer Jacas misses time, the more it will delay that process and potentially slow down whatever opportunities he might receive in the coming season.<\/p>\n<p>For now, it looks like the rookie won&#8217;t be out there on Saturday with his teammates.\u00a0 Depending on how things continue to 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