The Las Vegas Raiders will not pick up the fifth-year contract options on any of their three first-round picks from the draft in 2019.
Jacobs was named to the Pro Bowl in 2020 after authoring a pair of 1,000-yard rushing seasons in his first two years.
The Raiders look forward to working with all three players and will evaluate each situation individually moving forward, according to general manager Dave Ziegler.
The three were drafted by the previous regime.
The picks for Jacobs and Abram were acquired by the Raiders from the Bears and Cowboys in trades for Mack and Cooper.
The Raiders are taking a wait-and-see approach to the roster they inherited when they were hired in January, not picking up the options.
The options would have cost $11.5 million for Ferrell, $8.34 million for Jacobs and $7.901 million for Abram.
The team was in the process of making a decision on whether or not to exercise the options at the conclusion of the draft.
There are some tough decisions to be made when you have those things come up. That is part of the process. The guys have been great. All of them are doing the right things. We are really enjoying the process of getting to know them and I am looking forward to building the relationships with them.
We hope that they get to know us. They're doing the same thing, couldn't ask anything more from all three of those guys, and we'll cross that bridge here in the next few days.
When the Raiders drafted after quarterback Kyler Murray, defensive end Nick Bosa and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, Mayock said that Ferrell was the highest-rated player.
After starting his first 26 games, including 15 as a rookies, 11 as a second year, and 16 as a third year, he did not start any of his last 16 games. He has 4.5 sacks in his career, 2.5 in 2020 and 1.5 last season.
Jacobs has rushed for 3,087 yards and 28 touchdown while averaging 4.2 yards per carry and catching 107 passes for 752 yards in three seasons. His rushing totals have gone down from his freshman year to his sophomore year.
Drake will return from an ankle injury in Week 13 and the Raiders will have Jacobs at running back. Brandon Bolden and Jakob Johnson are two of the former New England Pats signed by Las Vegas.
Carr said that Jacobs would benefit from the offensive scheme.
The hard-hitting Abram, who missed most of his first season due to a shoulder injury, has shown that he is a positive against the run, but a liability in pass coverage. He has three career picks but has only played in 28 of a possible 49 games after suffering another shoulder injury last season that cost him the final three games.
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