Josh Jacobs Returns to Practice and Is Expected to Play Sunday

An available Jacobs gives Green Bay a needed lift to its league-worst rushing attack with the NFL conduct review still unresolved.

Overview

Jacobs returned to Packers practice on Wednesday and is expected to play Sunday against the Detroit Lions after being removed from the commissioner’s exempt list earlier this week.
He pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage in September and must follow court-ordered conditions that include no contact with the accuser, counseling, supervision, and restitution.
The NFL’s personal-conduct investigation remains open and could change discipline if the league obtains sealed police records or the Hobart garage surveillance video that has drawn legal challenges.
Green Bay has averaged a league-low 59.8 rushing yards per game this season, and Jacobs’s proven production in 2024–25 gives the Packers an immediate upgrade to their running attack.
Coach Matt LaFleur said Jacobs has trained with the team’s strength staff and is in condition to play, and the league could still impose retroactive discipline or require repayment of salary tied to his exempt-list leave.