Packers RB Jacobs pleads no contest to misdemeanor charges — SkimNews
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- Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday in Brown County (Wisconsin) Court to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property charges stemming from a May 23 alleged incident at his home near Green Bay.
- Jacobs was convicted on the battery charge and fined $1,000; Judge Marc A. Hammer accepted a deferred judgment on the property-damage count, which his attorneys said will be dismissed after 12 months if he meets five conditions including counseling, supervision, and restitution.
- The NFL placed Jacobs on the commissioner exempt list on Aug. 27 after charges were filed; league spokesperson Brian McCarthy said Thursday there is 'no change to his status' while the personal-conduct review continues.
- With the plea resolved, the NFL is likely to remove Jacobs from the exempt list and issue a suspension — the CBA's standard penalty for domestic-violence cases is six games, and any time already spent on the exempt list would count toward that suspension.
- Unlike exempt-list status (paid), any suspension would be without pay, and Jacobs would owe back salary for games that retroactively count toward the penalty — a potential hit as he was due in the lineup for Sunday's opener at Minnesota.
- According to the criminal complaint, surveillance video shows Jacobs grabbing a woman as she tried to exit his garage, throwing her to the ground and causing a head injury; a follow-up court hearing is set for Sept. 10, 2027.
Why it matters: Jacobs, the Packers' lead back, was in line to play in Sunday's season opener at Minnesota. Under the CBA's standard six-game domestic-violice penalty, a likely suspension without pay could sideline him for roughly a third of the season, costing him salary and forcing Green Bay to absorb the backfield loss.
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