Packers RB Jacobs pleads no contest in battery case — SkimNews
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- Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property at a Thursday court hearing in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
- The presiding judge ordered Jacobs to pay a $1,000 fine plus court costs on the battery charge, with a deferred judgment agreement accepted and a follow-up court date set for Sept. 10, 2027.
- Jacobs said in a statement, "I fully understand the seriousness of the situation and I take full responsibility."
- The NFL placed Jacobs on the commissioner exempt list after charges were filed Aug. 27, stemming from a May 23 incident with a woman at his home near Green Bay.
- With Jacobs' plea, the NFL is likely to remove him from the exempt list and issue a suspension — the standard for domestic violence cases under the collective bargaining agreement is six games.
- According to the criminal complaint, surveillance video shows Jacobs grabbed a woman as she tried to exit his garage and threw her to the ground, causing her to strike her head and suffer an injury.
Why it matters: The plea likely shifts Jacobs from the commissioner exempt list to a formal NFL suspension under the CBA, where the standard six-game domestic violence penalty would sideline the Packers' starting running back for a major stretch of the season, while a deferred judgment on the criminal damage charge keeps that legal matter active until a September 2027 hearing.
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