Packers Running Back Josh Jacobs Charged With Battery

Green Bay Packers moving backmost Josh Jacobs (8) was charged pinch 2 misdemeanors connected Thursday related to his apprehension successful May.

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Green Bay Packers moving backmost Josh Jacobs was charged Thursday pinch 2 misdemeanors related to his apprehension successful May.

Brown County prosecutors charged Jacobs pinch misdemeanor artillery and misdemeanor criminal harm to property. Those were 2 of the 5 charges Jacobs was arrested for connected May 26.

Jacobs was arrested 3 months agone successful relationship to a home dispute, starring to bookings for preliminary charges that included home maltreatment battery, disorderly conduct, and felony strangulation/suffocation.

In summation to those charges, Jacobs could look subject nether the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy.

“We’ve evidently prepared for that successful lawsuit that happens,” Green Bay wide head Brian Gutekunst said Wednesday.

Gutekunst said the Packers could support an further moving backmost erstwhile they finalize their 53-man roster connected Sunday.

“I deliberation again we’ll woody pinch that if that transpires, but we could” Gutekunst said. “You’re ever usually going to support 3 aliases 4 moving backs, and I deliberation we person capable to do that. But again it comes down to choices and trying to fig that out.”

Jacobs started each 15 games he played successful 2025 and recorded a team-high 929 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns connected 234 carries (4.0 average). Jacobs joined fullback Jim Taylor (1961-62) arsenic the only players successful Packer history to grounds 13-plus rushing touchdowns successful back-to-back seasons.

Jacobs tied for 4th successful the NFL successful rushing touchdowns and posted a rushing touchdown successful 10 games, which tied for No. 1 successful the NFL. He besides classed 2nd connected the squad pinch 36 receptions for 282 yards (7.8) and a receiving touchdown.

Jacobs was besides inactive for 2 games — Week 12 pinch a knee wounded and Week 18 arsenic a patient scratch.

Jacobs ranks No. 2 successful the NFL successful rushing yards (7,803) and rushing touchdowns (74), and No. 3 successful yards from scrimmage (9,875) since entering the convention successful 2019.