Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs addressed reporters on Wednesday regarding new abuse allegations from three women that surfaced in police records released last week. Jacobs, who spent the first six weeks of the 2026 season on the commissioner's exempt list following his May arrest on domestic violence charges, pleaded no contest in September to two Class A misdemeanors for battery and damage to property.
According to Hobart-Lawrence Police Department records obtained by NBC26, three women came forward during the investigation of the May 2026 incident with allegations dating back to 2021 and 2022. One woman described a January 2022 incident in which she alleged Jacobs slapped her, threw her phone, grabbed her hair, pinned her down, and threatened to kill her. A second woman reported an April 2021 altercation where she said Jacobs pushed her against a wall and threw her belongings outside, causing bruising. A third woman alleged a May 2022 incident in which Jacobs placed his hands on her head and neck, dragged her, scratched her chest, and took her phone; she said she did not report it at the time because she feared deportation.
Jacobs Denies Allegations, Cites Locker Room Support
Speaking to reporters, Jacobs dismissed the new allegations as fabricated and said he has the support of his teammates. "It's just one of those things where anything can be said and people are just gonna run with it," Jacobs said. "At the end of the day, I know what I have on my part." He added that he is not concerned about the possibility of further NFL discipline, stating, "With all the evidence that we have and that they have, at this point it's not one of those things where I'm sitting back on my hands like, 'OK, am I gonna play this week?'"
Jacobs' attorneys, David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld, and Clarence F. Duchac III, released a statement denying any wrongdoing and asserting that Jacobs has substantial tangible evidence contradicting the accounts. They noted that the police file contains only phone interviews taken years later with no additional investigation, and that one woman's claim was previously reviewed by the NFL with no action taken. The NFL said Saturday it will "review these allegations as part of the investigation, which has remained open," leaving open the possibility of further suspension.
