Packers Running Back Josh Jacobs At OTAs - Photo by Packers.com Evan Siegle
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) – The Green Bay Packers returned to practice on Tuesday with running back Josh Jacobs in attendance following his recent arrest for domestic abuse charges.
During a media session following practice, head coach Matt LaFleur remarked that Jacobs’ return to the team is “business as usual” as the team continues its offseason workouts and prepares for next week’s mandatory minicamp.
Quarterback Jordan Love also addressed the Jacobs situation, stating they’ve “talked internally…you know everyone knows what the situation is there…but obviously the details are…everyone is keeping the details under wraps right now out of respect for the situation and all the legal stuff that will be playing out, but it’s great to have Josh here with us and get back to work.” Love also noted that he was “shocked” when he saw the news of Jacobs’ arrest.
In a video released by Packers reporter Matt Schneidman on X, Jacobs can be seen going through warm-ups and talking and laughing with teammates such as cornerback Keisean Nixon as well as Jordan Love.
It remains to be seen if the league office will begin its own investigation into the incident and invoke its rules under the personal conduct policy, which allows it to suspend a player for up to six games for domestic violence issues even if the player isn’t convicted. The league can also place a player on the Commissioner’s Exempt List, which provides a player with paid leave while an investigation plays out. Most recently, former Browns and Jaguars safety Tashaun Gipson was placed on the list in October 2024 and suspended for six games for performance-enhancing substance violations.
Jacobs was allowed to leave the Brown County Jail last week, and a final charging decision will be made by the District Attorney’s office at a later date, as the investigation into the alleged domestic incident is ongoing.
The District Attorney’s press release stated that while the standard for arrest is probable cause, the Brown County District Attorney’s office is not yet prepared to make a formal charging decision against Jacobs at this time, based on the fact that there is “reason to believe that additional evidence may exist that would impact whether criminal charges are appropriate and what charges would be issued.”
Jacobs’ lawyers said in a statement that they are “extremely pleased that Josh has been released from custody and that no criminal charges have been filed against him” and that they “encourage everyone to keep an open mind while the matter is fully reviewed.”
Jacobs was scheduled to make his initial court appearance last Wednesday at 2 p.m. after he was booked into the Brown County Jail on charges that include battery, criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct, felony strangulation and suffocation, and intimidation of a victim.
The District Attorney’s office did not specify when more updates on the case would be made available.
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