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Running back Josh Jacobs of the Green Bay Packers has been suspended from all team activities under the NFL’s commissioner exempt list as he addresses pending misdemeanor charges. The placement prohibits Jacobs from attending practices or games, though he may access team facilities for approved activities including workouts, therapy and non-football meetings with the club’s authorization.
Brown County District Attorney David Lasee announced charges of battery and criminal damage to property against Jacobs on Thursday, three days before the NFL made the suspension official. The charges stem from a physical altercation between Jacobs and his girlfriend that prompted a police investigation at his residence on May 26.
According to police reports, Jacobs’ girlfriend sustained a head injury during the confrontation. Authorities determined that after discovering text messages on Jacobs’ phone, she threw it in frustration without causing damage, then attempted to retrieve her own phone from him when he refused to return it, leading to a physical struggle that ended with Jacobs throwing her to the ground in a garage.
Surveillance footage from the garage camera system corroborated the woman’s account of events, according to the criminal complaint. Jacobs was arrested on May 26 and released from custody the following day.
Jacobs’ legal team—attorneys David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld, and Clarence F. Duchac III—characterized the suspension as a standard administrative review, emphasizing it does not represent a final judgment. The statement indicated Jacobs respects the NFL process and anticipates returning to the team pending resolution of the legal matter.
The Packers begin their regular season on September 13 against Minnesota. Last season, the 28-year-old rushed for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns in his first year with Green Bay, adding to an impressive career record of 7,803 rushing yards and 74 touchdowns across seven seasons with the Raiders and Packers.
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