Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs just had his court date for misdemeanor counts of battery and criminal damage to property moved way up to September 10. Talk about a curveball, right?
Jacobs Slapped on Exempt List After Court Date Shift
This ain’t just a scheduling tweak, either. Jacobs was originally set to appear on November 17, which, get this, was conveniently during the Packers’ bye week. Now? He’s headed into Brown County Circuit Court in Green Bay at 11 a.m. sharp on September 10. And the NFL? Commissioner Roger Goodell wasn’t messing around; he slammed Jacobs on the exempt list, meaning this dude is out indefinitely until Goodell gives the all-clear that the investigation is wrapped. Indefinitely! That’s a massive, immediate blow to the Packers’ running game, no doubt about it. You gotta wonder how that impacts their early season strategy.
The May 23 Incident Details Emerge
The criminal complaint, filed on August 27, lays out a truly unsettling scene from May 23 at Jacobs’ home in Hobart. Police got a call for a disturbance involving Jacobs and his girlfriend. The report describes an argument over her phone, with Jacobs refusing to hand it over. This quickly spiraled into a physical struggle where Jacobs reportedly grabbed her arm. It escalated further: he allegedly took off with her phone, prompting her to follow him to try and retrieve it. When they eventually returned to the house, her repeated requests for the phone were met with Jacobs’ continued refusal. As she attempted to leave the house through the garage, the complaint states Jacobs pursued her, grabbed her, and then threw her to the ground. The impact was severe enough that she struck her head, and when an officer interviewed her later, they noted redness on her face and a bump on the back of her head. To add insult to injury, one of her two phones was also damaged during the heated interactions. Investigators later recovered video surveillance from the home, and after reviewing it in late July, they confirmed the woman’s account, including the altercation and the phone damage.
What’s wild is the police originally referred charges like strangulation and intimidation of a victim, plus domestic abuse enhancers, but the District Attorney’s office only filed the battery and criminal damage counts. Still, those carry a heavy weight: up to nine months in prison and/or a $10,000 fine.
Jacobs, who signed with the Packers in 2024 after five seasons tearing it up for the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders and has been their go-to starter for the last two years, is now just days away from facing these serious charges. With that pivotal September 10 court date looming and the indefinite exempt list hanging heavy over him, this isn’t just a legal battle that’s gonna play out off the field. This whole situation casts a huge, dark cloud over his entire season, his role with the team, and honestly, his long-term career. You just know every fan, coach, and player will be watching to see what goes down in Brown County Circuit Court. What a mess, man.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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