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08/30 15:45 CDT Packers' Josh Jacobs placed on commissioner exempt list while
he faces misdemeanor charges
Packers' Josh Jacobs placed on commissioner exempt list while he faces
misdemeanor charges
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has been placed on the NFL's
commissioner exempt list while two misdemeanor charges against him are pending,
a move that prevents him from practicing or attending games.
Players continue to get paid while on the commissioner's exempt list. Upon
request and with the club's permission, Jacobs may be present at the club's
facility on a reasonable basis for meetings, individual workouts, therapy and
rehabilitation and other permitted non-football activities.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed Sunday that Jacobs had been placed on
the list, a move that comes three days after the charges were filed against
him. ESPN first reported the development.
The Packers open their season Sept. 13 at Minnesota.
Brown County (Wisconsin) District Attorney David Lasee announced Thursday that
Jacobs had been charged with battery and criminal damage to property. The
charges arose from what police described as a physical confrontation between
Jacobs and his girlfriend.
Jacobs was arrested on May 26, three days after police were called to his home
to investigate a disturbance. He was released from jail the next day.
Jacobs' lawyers --- David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld, and Clarence F.
Duchac III --- issued a statement in response to the NFL's decision. They noted
this move is "an administrative procedure used by the NFL while a matter is
being reviewed."
"It is not a final determination," they said. "Josh respects the NFL process,
the Packers, and his Coaches and Teammates. He looks forward to his return to
the team and the NFL."
Hobart-Lawrence police officers who responded to the May call said Jacobs'
girlfriend told them she had a lump on her head as a result of Jacobs' actions.
Police said the woman said she had been looking through Jacobs' phone and saw
he was talking to other women, and that she threw the phone in anger without
breaking it. She told police that Jacobs had her phone and she told him he
could look through it.
According to police, the woman indicated she tried to retrieve her phone from
Jacobs, but he didn't return it and instead grabbed her arm and began a
struggle that lasted several minutes. They then left the home in separate
vehicles before eventually returning.
Police said the woman was trying to exit a garage door to get outside when
Jacobs grabbed her and threw her to the ground, causing her to hit her head.
Police said Jacobs also took the phone from her while she was on the ground.
According to the criminal complaint filed last week, surveillance footage from
the camera system in the garage corroborated the woman's statement.
Jacobs rushed for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. That followed a 2024
season in which Jacobs ran for 1,329 yards and 15 touchdowns while earning his
third Pro Bowl selection.
The 28-year-old has rushed for 7,803 yards and 74 touchdowns in his seven-year
career, which included five seasons with the Raiders. He earned All-Pro honors
and had an NFL-leading 1,653 yards rushing with Las Vegas in 2022.
Jacobs was back on the field with the Packers for organized team activities
less than a week after the arrest and has been with the team for training camp,
though he's been limited by a groin injury.
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