GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) 鈥� Green Bay鈥檚 Josh Jacobs is practicing with the Packers while prosecutors consider whether to file charges against the three-time Pro Bowl running back following on domestic abuse allegations.
Jacobs was on the field Tuesday for the Packers鈥� second week of organized team activities. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said before Tuesday’s practice that Jacobs鈥� situation hasn鈥檛 caused distractions.
鈥淚 would say business as usual,鈥� LaFleur said.
Jacobs was arrested May 26 in Brown County, Wisconsin, on allegations of strangulation and suffocation and other offenses. Hobart/Lawrence Police Chief Michael Renkas said police had been dispatched to a complaint involving Jacobs on the morning of May 23.
Jacobs has issued a statement through his lawyers saying he 鈥渧ehemently denies the allegations.鈥� from a Wisconsin jail Wednesday during the Packers鈥� first week of OTAs while authorities investigated the case.
District Attorney David Lasee said it鈥檚 too soon to make a formal charging decision.
鈥淥ur office has requested additional investigation, as there is reason to believe that additional evidence may exist that would impact whether criminal charges are appropriate, and what charges would be issued. … The investigation remains open and is ongoing,鈥� Lasee said last week.
Packers safety Xavier McKinney indicated this wasn’t Jacobs’ first day back with the team since the arrest. This was only the second OTA practice that was open to the media. The first such workout occurred Wednesday, when Jacobs was getting released from jail and therefore wasn’t practicing.
Jacobs wasn’t in the locker room during the Packers’ media availability after Tuesday’s practice, but quarterback Jordan Love discussed how the team has addressed the situation.
鈥淲e鈥檝e talked internally,鈥� Love said. 鈥淓veryone knows what the situation is there and we鈥檝e talked, but obviously the details, everybody鈥檚 keeping that under wraps right now just out of respect for the situation and obviously all the legal stuff that鈥檚 going to be playing out. But it鈥檚 great to have Josh here with us, being able to work with us and get back to work.”
Love was asked if he has considered the possibility the Packers might not have Jacobs for at least part of the upcoming season.
鈥淭here鈥檚 always questions,鈥� Love said. 鈥淚 was shocked when I saw it, and like I said, it鈥檚 one of those things we鈥檙e going to let it play out. There鈥檚 a lot of uncertainty when you hear something like that of what might happen. But we鈥檒l see, we鈥檒l let it play out and go from there.鈥�
Jacobs rushed for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. The Packers have nobody else on their roster who ran for as many as 200 yards for them a year ago.
That followed a 2024 season in which Jacobs ran for 1,329 yards and 15 touchdowns while earning his third Pro Bowl selection.
Jacobs, 28, has rushed for 7,803 yards and 74 touchdowns in his seven-year career, which included five seasons with the Raiders. He earned All-Pro honors and had an NFL-leading 1,653 yards rushing with Las Vegas in 2022.
NOTES: Bo Melton apparently is exclusively a wide receiver again. Melton spent much of last year though all of his actual playing time still came on offense and special teams. 鈥淚 would anticipate him sticking with wide receiver,鈥� LaFleur said. … LaFleur said the Packers currently aren’t planning on having joint practices before their preseason games at Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, though he didn’t rule out the possibility. The Packers are expecting to have a joint practice with Arizona before their Aug. 28 home preseason game with the Cardinals. LaFleur’s younger brother Mike is
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