Raiders' Josh Jacobs says he has offers to turn his life story into film
Oakland Raiders rookie running back Josh Jacobs has yet to play in an NFL game, but he's already on the radar of movie producers.
Jacobs, the 24th overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, revealed on Twitter that he's been contacted about potentially having a film made about his life.
Been getting offers on doing a movie about my story from big time producers. Idk what y’all think?
— Josh Jacobs (@iAM_JoshJacobs) May 30, 2019
Jacobs' parents separated when he was 8 years old. He went to stay with his father, Marty, after being kicked out by his mother for accusing her of misusing child support, according to Jeffri Chadiha of NFL.com.
Josh and Marty spent a few months living out of Marty's Suburban after the apartment he had lined up fell through. At one point, Marty was driving four hours a day to and from a job while also taking care of Jacobs and his four siblings.
The Raiders rookie credits his difficult upbringing for getting him to where he is today.
"I never was one of those people who had the dream of going to NFL," he told Chadiha in April. "I was just happy because I was the first person to ever go to college in my family. Once I got to the college level, I just wanted to compete at a high level. And once I blew up like I did, I was like, 'Wow.' Now I get to be on the biggest stage ever. It's crazy to think about everything that's happening. And It's definitely humbling to think about how I got here."