Prosecutors file criminal charges Josh Jacobs
Couldn't find the other thread on this, but looks to be new updates
Brown County prosecutors filed charges on Thursday against Packers running back Josh Jacobs.
Jacobs was arrested in May as part of a domestic violence investigation, records show. He was accused of strangulation, damage to property and domestic abuse.
He is charged with battery and criminal damage to property, both Class A misdemeanors.
Sorry to hear. The scales of justice don't care of you are a professional football player or not. (That's not the same as being a politician who can escape half the time.)
Now I am wondering what impact this criminal charge will have on the Packers roster going into the season.
Please God, just one Lombardi before I die.
supposedly there is video of the assault, the NFL has learned some tuff lessons on these so maybe they move quickly to suspend. I guess we'll know in 2 weeks.
People sleep peacably at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
I'm guessing. Suspended 4 but appeals gets 2 games
Evidence against Josh Jacobs apparently includes video of alleged assault
The misdemeanor charges against Packers running back Josh Jacobs arise from a domestic incident. And a portion of the incident apparently was captured by the surveillance system at Jacobs’s house.
Via the incident report posted by Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, “Jacobs grabbed [the victim] and threw her to the ground and she struck her head, suffering an injury. Jacobs then took her phone from her while she was on the ground. [She] laid on the ground for a while and then struggled to walk back into the house.” The incident report strongly suggests that this altercation appears on the video.
As everyone learned nearly 12 years ago in the Ray Rice case, if video exists the video eventually will emerge. And seeing the video will spark a much stronger action than knowing the video exists.
It could be enough to prompt the NFL to place Jacobs on paid leave, even though the charges are misdemeanors and not felonies. Depending on the specific content of the video, the Packers could also release him.
For now, the Packers have issued a predictably perfunctory statement.
“We are aware of the charges brought against Josh Jacobs,” the team said. “We will continue to cooperate with the NFL as we work through the process. We will have no further comment at this time.”
Jacobs’s lawyers also have issued a statement, which omits the typical insistence that their client is innocent: “The Brown County District Attorney has reviewed evidence and elected to file misdemeanor charges against Josh that do not include domestic violence. The allegations will be addressed in court, and not in the media. Mr. Jacobs respects the District Attorney’s office and the process it followed.”
Although the Personal Conduct Policy applies to a wide range of off-field misconduct, the league typically takes a stronger position in cases involving domestic violence; the fact that Jacobs’s lawyers claim the charges of battery and criminal damage to property “do not include domestic violence” does not change the domestic nature of the incident.
Regardless of whether Jacobs is placed on paid leave, he’s subject to a baseline suspension of six games — based either on any resolution pursuant to which Jacobs accepts responsibility for the situation or through an independent investigation that the league conducts.
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Viking1987isback wrote:
I'm guessing. Suspended 4 but appeals gets 2 games
Do you think he’ll be out for the opener then Im gathering ?
Skolerooni wrote:
Do you think he’ll be out for the opener then Im gathering ?
Yes
Skolerooni wrote:
Do you think he’ll be out for the opener then Im gathering ?
Not a chance. We don't get those breaks. Remember 2022? DeAndre Hopkins gets suspended 6 games for AZ. Schedule comes out. We played AZ week 8...his first game back.
Guaranteed with a Packer involved we're going to get the "let the justice system play out" spiel 🙄
Suspensions are predicated on formal charges. With the delay in charges there was speculation Jacobs might somehow avoid suspension.
Now with formal charges it's when, not if.
If the video is released, and it's bad, it'll be more than 4 games.
Florio knows legal matters.
Regardless of whether Jacobs is placed on paid leave, he’s subject to a baseline suspension of six games — based either on any resolution pursuant to which Jacobs accepts responsibility for the situation or through an independent investigation that the league conducts.
No Parsons till Week 5 at earliest due to PUP, and he won't be 100%. They were 9-3-1 last year heading into Denver. they were up late in the 3rd 23-21 . He got hurt, and the Packers went 0-5.
No 1st round pick due to Parsons trade.
Love's cap number is 36.1mil in 2026, GB had to let some players walk in Free Agency....
When any team loses their best defensive player and bell cow RB, it's tends to show up on the field.
Don't trade JJ.
I dont care about the game, what i dont get are the charges....misdemeanors? Are these still misdemeanors if he couldn't play football? He shouldn't be walking around free if his instincts are to beat up the weaker sex when hes angry. POS should be looking at years, not months of prison time.
Why isn't Chuck Foreman in the Hall of Fame?
NFL is screwed if they try to bury this and the video gets out. It'll force their hand and make them look bad for not suspending him after they saw the video. I have a feeling this could be Ray Rice 2.0 or worse.
"Jacobs was initially arrested on five criminal charges, including a felony count of strangulation and suffocation as well as battery, criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct and intimidation of a victim."
JimmyinSD wrote:
I dont care about the game, what i dont get are the charges....misdemeanors? Are these still misdemeanors if he couldn't play football? He shouldn't be walking around free if his instincts are to beat up the weaker sex when hes angry. POS should be looking at years, not months of prison time.
Yeah that seems odd. Maybe that is all they have good evidence of, waiting for the video for the rest.
medaille wrote:
I don't think the league typically hands out suspensions until after the courts have settled the matter
"oh really?" ~ Adrian Peterson
Why isn't Chuck Foreman in the Hall of Fame?
If this is on video and he only gets a 2 game suspension they also need to send Adrian Beathison an apology letter
Montana Tom wrote:
Sorry to hear. The scales of justice don't care of you are a professional football player or not. (That's not the same as being a politician who can escape half the time.)
Now I am wondering what impact this criminal charge will have on the Packers roster going into the season.
Yeah not sure I'd go that far. Jacobs has already gotten 5 initial charges including a felony strangulation charge dropped to two misdemeanors. Somehow this will get dragged out and he'll serve a small suspension next year is my guess.
EDIT- Just saw @JimmyinSD 's post. Bingo
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