Packers' Josh Jacobs pleads no contest to battery charge
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Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property charges Thursday in Green Bay, Wis.
"I fully understand the seriousness of the situation and I take full responsibility," Jacobs said in Brown County Court.
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Jacobs was fined $1,000, in addition to court costs. His criminal damage to property count was suspended for 12 months and will be dismissed upon completion of the terms of a deferred judgement agreement.
The terms are that Jacobs must commit no further criminal acts, have no contact with the victim, is under supervision, undergoes counseling and pays restitution to the victim. A follow-up hearing is set for Sept. 10, 2027.
The Hobart/Lawrence Police Department arrested Jacobs on five initial charges -- felony suffocation and strangulation and four misdemeanors. He was released a day later after the Brown County District Attorney's Office found insufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges against the Packers running back.
"With this agreement, Josh has accepted responsibility for his conduct and resolved this matter," attorneys David Chesnoff, Richard Schonfeld and Clarence Duchac III said Thursday.
"Today's resolution is set against a career long history of Josh's community work while in the NFL, which has centered on the circumstances of his early life."
A criminal complaint states that there is surveillance video that shows a portion of the alleged incident, which involved Jacobs and a woman. The complaint said Jacobs "grabbed" the woman and "threw her to the ground," resulting in injury.
The NFL placed Jacobs on the commissioner exempt list -- essentially paid leave -- last month after charges were filed against him related to a May 23 incident. The league, which could suspend the Packers running back, said the matter remains under review of its personal conduct policy.
That policy states that there is a "baseline suspension without pay of six games," with possible upward or downward adjustments, for first violations of "criminal assault or battery (felony)" or domestic violence.
A second violation would result in permanent banishment from the NFL.
"We have been closely monitoring all developments in the matter, which remains under review of the personal conduct policy," the NFL said Thursday. "There is no change to his status as he remains on the commissioner's exempt list."
Jacobs, 28, totaled 2,882 yards from scrimmage and 30 touchdowns over 32 appearances for the Packers from 2024 through 2025. The three-time pro Bowl selection and 2022 All-Pro signed a four-year, $48 million contract with the Packers in 2024.
The Packers will face the Minnesota Vikings in their regular-season opener at 4:25 p.m. EDT Sunday in Minneapolis. MarShawn Lloyd, Chris Brooks and Kaleb Johnson are set to be their top running backs in Week 1.