Overview
- Gabe Jacas remained unsigned and did not report to New England’s training camp, the club said Friday.
- Coach Mike Vrabel called talks with Jacas’s representatives positive and said he is cautiously optimistic a deal will be reached.
- Jacas’s pre-draft hamstring issue and a reported June knee “cleanup” are on record, and the Patriots say they will evaluate him medically once he reports.
- Reporting indicates guaranteed money tied to injury risk is likely the central sticking point in negotiations for the second-round pick.
- Jacas’s absence complicates short-term edge depth after the team traded up to draft him and with veteran Harold Landry on the PUP list, leaving other defenders to earn early reps.