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Three-time Pro Bowl and erstwhile NFL rushing champion Josh Jacobs was arrested Tuesday pursuing an investigation by nan Hobart-Lawrence, Wisconsin, constabulary section and booked connected 5 home abuse-related charges, constabulary said successful a statement.
Police arrested Jacobs and booked him into Brown County Jail connected charges of ...
- Battery — home abuse.
- Criminal harm to spot — home abuse.
- Disorderly behaviour — home abuse.
- Strangulation and suffocation.
- Intimidation of a victim.
Strangulation and suffocation is simply a felony offense, according to Brown County Jail records. The different 4 charges are misdemeanors.
Jacobs’ apprehension stems from an incident that occurred Saturday, according to police, who were dispatched to a disturbance title astatine 8:37 a.m.
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Police had nary further connection connected nan apprehension aliases nan investigation that led to it.
Jacobs, 28, has retained ineligible practice and is denying that he's done thing wrong.
"Josh vehemently denies nan allegations, and this matter is successful nan early stages of investigation pinch important grounds that has not yet been made public," sounds nan connection from David Z. Chesnoff and Clarence Duchac, who are representing nan player.
Green Bay Packers moving backmost Josh Jacobs runs nan shot and stiff arms Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trikweze Bridges during nan 2nd half of an NFL crippled successful Arlington, Texas, connected Sept. 28, 2025. (Jessica Tobias/AP)
"We inquire for fairness and restraint while nan judicial process takes its course."
And, of course, nan adjacent extremity successful nan process is getting nan Green Bay Packers and NFL to reside nan matter. So present it is:
"We are alert of nan matter and person been successful interaction pinch nan club," nan NFL said done a spokesman.
The Packers, meanwhile, released a connection to The Athletic that besides claimed consciousness of nan matter and small else.
"We are alert of nan matter involving Josh Jacobs. As it is an ongoing ineligible situation, we will withhold further comment," nan Packers said.
This, of course, is each bad news for Jacobs astatine nan moment.
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Josh Jacobs of nan Green Bay Packers participates successful drills during nan team's minicamp astatine Ray Nitschke Field successful Green Bay, Wis., connected June 11, 2024. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
Guilty aliases not, his sanction is evidently now associated pinch domestic maltreatment successful nan court of nationalist sentiment and what happens successful nan tribunal of law, well, we'll see.
Jacobs, by nan way, has re-established himself arsenic 1 of nan NFL’s premier moving backs during his clip pinch nan Packers, making him a instrumentality and coaching unit favorite.
In his first play pinch Green Bay successful 2024, Jacobs rushed for 1,329 yards and a career-high 15 rushing touchdowns while adding much than 300 receiving yards and different score. He earned his 3rd profession Pro Bowl action and became a centerpiece of coach Matt LaFleur’s offense, helping nan Packers support 1 of nan league’s much balanced attacks.
His 15 rushing touchdowns tied for nan third-most successful a azygous play successful franchise history, and nan Packers viewed his signing arsenic a awesome upgrade aft moving connected from longtime starter Aaron Jones.
Running backmost Josh Jacobs of nan Las Vegas Raiders stands during nan American nationalist anthem earlier a crippled against nan New York Giants astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected Nov. 5, 2023. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Before arriving successful Green Bay, Jacobs spent 5 seasons pinch nan Raiders statement aft being selected successful nan first information of nan 2019 NFL Draft retired of Alabama.
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He made an contiguous effect arsenic a rookie, rushing for 1,150 yards and earning Associated Press Offensive Rookie of nan Year votes. He vanished 2nd successful that balloting.
The champion play of Jacobs’ profession came successful 2022 pinch nan Las Vegas Raiders, erstwhile he led nan NFL pinch 1,653 rushing yards and much than 2,000 yards from scrimmage. That breakout play earned him first-team All-Pro honors and his 2nd Pro Bowl action while making him nan first Raiders moving backmost since Marcus Allen to triumph nan NFL rushing title.
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