NFL Will Review New Allegations Against Packers RB Josh Jacobs; He Remains Eligible for Now
The league folded the three women's accounts into its still-open investigation, while Jacobs' attorneys called the allegations uncorroborated and old
The NFL says the new allegations against Josh Jacobs are now part of its open investigation. "We will review these allegations as part of the investigation which has remained open," the league said Saturday, a day after police records showed three other women had accused the Packers running back of abuse.
The three women contacted the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department after learning of Jacobs' May arrest, describing incidents dating back to April 2021. None had gone to police before. The records were released Friday night in response to a public records request, along with body camera and dash camera footage from his arrest.
Jacobs' attorneys pushed back hard on Saturday. "The Brown County District Attorney's office had these uncorroborated, old, and previously unreported allegations for months," David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld and Clarence F. Duchac III said in a statement, per ESPN's Michael Rothstein. "They conducted their own exhaustive investigation, along with the police department, and the D.A. determined that only two misdemeanor charges were warranted. They then entered into a plea agreement with Josh Jacobs. Josh has repeatedly expressed his remorse and is honoring the terms of the agreement."
Jacobs pleaded no contest on Sept. 10 to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property. He spent the first six games of the season on the commissioner's exempt list and has played in two games since, including Thursday night's 27-19 win over Carolina. Because the league's investigation never closed, it can still hand down discipline, and these accounts will now be part of what it weighs.
The 5-3 Packers are off until Nov. 8 at New England.