Overview
- The NFL put Jacobs on the commissioner’s exempt list on Sunday, Aug. 30, which stops him from practicing or playing while he continues to receive pay.
- Brown County prosecutors formally charged Jacobs with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property after citing garage surveillance footage that they say corroborates the victim’s account.
- Jacobs’ initial court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 17, and the Packers’ front office says it has not been shown the cited video as it lets the legal process run its course.
- Green Bay has added backfield depth—trading for Kaleb Johnson and turning to MarShawn Lloyd and Chris Brooks—to prepare for Jacobs’ possible extended absence and to protect its early-season game plan.
- The NFL can impose discipline independently of the court case and time spent on the exempt list may count toward any future suspension, a development that leaves Jacobs’ availability and the Packers’ season plans uncertain.