Josh Jacobs' lawyers call abuse claims 'unsupported' — SkimNews
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- Jacobs' attorneys called the additional physical and verbal abuse allegations "unsupported and stale allegations" in a Sunday statement, two days after the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department released 129 pages of records related to his May arrest.
- Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges in September, was convicted of battery, fined $1,000 and agreed to a deferred judgment agreement on a charge of damage to property.
- Hobart/Lawrence Police Department records contain only summaries of three telephone interviews conducted years after the fact with no additional investigation, his lawyers said, and Jacobs was never given an opportunity to present evidence to the department.
- NFL reviewed one of the three women's claims previously and decided no action was warranted, and Jacobs' lawyers say he holds evidence consistent with that decision; the league said Saturday it will look into the additional allegations.
- Las Vegas police wrote a report on the day a second woman was removed from Jacobs' home for misconduct — her claim came only after that call, and no authority took further action.
- Jacobs says the third woman contacted him first, asked to visit and stayed overnight; a ride receipt in the released police file shows she left on her own in a car she ordered, which his lawyers say matches his account rather than hers.
- Jacobs spent the first six weeks of the season on the commissioner exempt list and was cleared to return in Week 7 with the personal conduct investigation ongoing; those six games count toward any future suspension, and in two games since his return he has 32 carries for 75 yards, one rushing touchdown, 11 catches for 68 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Why it matters: Jacobs' league status is the concrete stake: six games on the commissioner exempt list count toward any future suspension, yet his two-game return has produced three touchdowns on 75 rushing and 68 receiving yards. The NFL's Saturday pledge to look into the additional allegations leaves that personal conduct review open.
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