Packers RB Josh Jacobs pleads no contest to domestic charges setting him up for an NFL suspension
Jacobs on Thursday pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property."I fully understand the seriousness of the situation and I take full responsibility," Jacobs said in addressing the bench.Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs (8) reacts after running for a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov.2, 2025, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
(AP Photo/Morry Gash)JOSH JACOBS FACES TWO MISDEMEANORS CHARGERS AFTER STRANGULATION ARREST AND PACKERS PREPARE FOR ANY SCENARIO"With this agreement, Josh has accepted responsibility for his conduct and resolved this matter," Jacobs attorneys David Z.Chesnoff, Richard A.
Schonfeld and Clarence F Duchac said in a statement provided to OutKick."Today’s resolution is set against a career-long history of Josh’s community work while in the NFL, which has centered on the circumstances of his early life."Jacobs, currently suspended on NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's exempt list, now must wait for a completion of the league's review of his actions within its Personal Conduct Policy.The NFL told OutKick it has no timetable for concluding its review of the Jacobs situation and Jacobs remains on the exempt list.GREEN BAY PACKERS PRO BOWL RB JOSH JACOBS ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE DOMESTIC ABUSE CHARGESJosh Jacobs of the Green Bay Packers stands for the National Anthem before an NFL wild card playoff game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill., on Jan.10, 2026.
(Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images)Jacobs' no contest pleas, in which he accepts responsibility for his actions, and the video evidence of the battery the Brown County District Attorney had in his possession as evidence of that incident, strongly suggest he will be suspended.The exempt list suspension means Jacobs is being paid this week.A suspension under the Personal Conduct Policy would be without pay.A first-time offense for battery involving physical force carries a baseline...