Packers RB Josh Jacobs placed on commissioner exempt list
The NFL is placing Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs on the commissioner's exempt list, per Adam Schefter of ESPN, as the league investigates his off-field situation. The move makes Jacobs ineligible to practice or play while the…
The NFL is placing Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs on the commissioner's exempt list, per Adam Schefter of ESPN, as the league investigates his off-field situation. The move makes Jacobs ineligible to practice or play while the review is ongoing.
Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter): ESPN sources: NFL is placing Packers RB Josh Jacobs on the commissioner exempt list. Last week Jacobs was charged with battery and criminal damage to property, both misdemeanors, by the Brown County (Wis.) district attorney. Jacobs was originally arrested May 26 on five counts, including one felony.
Jacobs was charged last week by the Brown County (Wis.) district attorney with battery and criminal damage to property, both misdemeanors; he was originally arrested May 26 on five counts, including one felony. The exemption renders Jacobs ineligible while the league investigates and lets the legal process play out. Jacobs will be paid while on the list.
Earlier today, the Packers acquired running back Kaleb Johnson from the Pittsburgh Steelers, a 2025 third-round pick out of Iowa. With Jacobs now sidelined by the exemption, that trade takes on added weight as the club's depth behind its established starter thins out at the exact moment it added a young option. Johnson becomes a more immediately relevant piece of the rotation than a typical cutdown-weekend depth add would suggest.