Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs’ lawyers are dropping a bombshell, claiming they have a “substantial body of tangible evidence” to shut down allegations from three other women that surfaced during the police investigation into his battery case. This isn’t some low-key press release, folks; his legal team is pushing back hard, saying they’ve got the proof to dispute these claims.
The Mounting Allegations and Jacobs’ Return to the Field
Remember back on September 10? Jacobs pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property. That all stemmed from a May altercation where his then-girlfriend accused him of throwing her to the ground. Wild stuff, right? He spent the first six games of this season on the commissioner’s exempt list, meaning he couldn’t even practice. But he’s been back on the field for the Packers’ last two games. Then, Friday night, the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department released records from their investigation. And boom, buried in those records were accounts from three other women, all reporting similar allegations against Jacobs from years before. The NFL has made it clear their investigation is *still* ongoing, which means more discipline could absolutely be on the table.
Jacobs’ Legal Team Comes Out Swinging
Jacobs’ lawyers, David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld, and Clarence F. Duchac III, aren’t messing around. They put out a statement Saturday, pointing out that the Brown County District Attorney’s office had “these uncorroborated, old, and previously unreported allegations for months” without acting on them. Then, Sunday, they went even deeper. “Josh took responsibility for what happened in May,” his lawyers said. “He entered into an agreement with prosecutors for two misdemeanors, and he is meeting the court’s requirements.” But they didn’t stop there. They slammed the three new accounts, calling them “old, are hearsay, and easily disproven,” and alleging police released them to the media “without any investigation to determine whether they were accurate or contradicted by evidence.” This is a full-on character assassination, they argued, and it’s “unfairly threatening his career.” They even claimed one of the women made a prior claim to the NFL, which reviewed it and decided no action was warranted. His lawyers insist Jacobs “has kept evidence that supports his accounts and the NFL’s decision.” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Saturday the league would review these new allegations, but they declined comment Sunday on the lawyers’ statements.
The Claims, The Denials, And The Stakes
The details released Friday are pretty heavy. One woman told police that she experienced a similar incident with Jacobs “around 2023,” later correcting it to January 5, 2022. She said after she told him she hadn’t come for sex, he got angry, slapped her, told her not to disrespect him, and threw her phone into a swimming pool. Jacobs’ lawyers also pointed out that another woman’s claim came *after* Jacobs himself called Las Vegas police to report *her* for misconduct. Remember, Jacobs played for the Las Vegas Raiders before joining the Packers in 2024. And for the third woman, Jacobs denied any physical altercation, with his lawyers stating she contacted him, came to Las Vegas, stayed at his home, and another person was present during part of her stay. This is a messy situation that isn’t going away, and with the NFL’s investigation still wide open, Jacobs’ future, despite being back on the field, is still very much up in the air. The league will have to weigh these new revelations and Jacobs’ lawyers’ strong counter-claims, and the outcome could be huge for his career.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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