The Raiders are unlikely to use the franchise tag on running back Josh Jacobs or any of their other pending free agents, general manager Tom Telesco said Tuesday.

“I do not anticipate using the tag,” Telesco said during the first day of the NFL scouting combine, Vincent Bonsignore of The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

Telesco’s words confirmed what most insiders already knew. He did say the Raiders are hopeful of re-signing Jacobs to a long-term deal and that he wants to prioritize the club taking care of their own.

“I do want to establish a philosophy with the Raiders that we like to re-sign our own,” Telesco said. “It doesn’t bother me that I didn’t draft him. He’s a Raider, and he was drafted by the Raiders, and he’s a high-level player. So, yeah, we’re going to explore pretty hard to see if we can bring him back here.”

Jacobs, 26, was given the franchise tag last season and played on a one-year, $11.79 million contract. He would make $13.67 million on the franchise tag this season.

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