Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is facing three additional allegations of physical abuse described in a newly released police file, as the NFL continues its open review of the three-time Pro Bowler.
The Hobart-Lawrence Police Department released heavily redacted records on Friday, October 30, detailing alleged incidents from 2021 and 2022, well before his May 2026 arrest.
Here are the details.
3 More Women Contacted Police With Allegations Against Josh Jacobs
The documents contain accounts from three women who contacted investigators in June and July 2026, after Jacobs’ May arrest became public. Their alleged incidents date back to 2021 and 2022, when Jacobs was playing for the Las Vegas Raiders. These are allegations, not new criminal charges. Jacobs has not been charged with any of the earlier accounts.
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Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs, right, appears in a Brown County courtroom on Sept. 10, 2026 in Green Bay, Wis., with his attorney Clarence Duchac III. He pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property charges after an incident in May.
One woman alleged that Jacobs slapped her, pulled her by the hair, pinned her down and grabbed her throat during an argument in January 2022. A second woman said he grabbed her arms, pushed her against a wall and threw her belongings outside during an April 2021 dispute.
Records from the original police response to that second account said officers saw no visible injuries. A third woman alleged that Jacobs grabbed her head and neck, dragged her and scratched her during an incident in May 2022.
Anyone who has watched the timeline unfold will note the gap: the incidents alleged in the file occurred years before the women contacted police. They called investigators only after the May 2026 case became public.
But the records do not establish new charges. They establish accounts, and those accounts are now part of the NFL’s open review.
Josh Jacobs’ Earlier Case Keeps His NFL Future Under Review
The new accounts surfaced during the investigation into a May 23, 2026, incident involving Jacobs and his then-girlfriend. Police arrested him three days later, on May 26.
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On September 10, he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property. He received a $1,000 fine and court costs. The property-damage charge can be dismissed after a year if he meets the agreement’s conditions.
The NFL placed Jacobs on the Commissioner’s Exempt List in August, keeping him out of six games. The league removed him in October, and he returned in Week 7. He played against Carolina on October 29 and scored twice.
Those are remarkable numbers for a player who had not seen a game in two months. That doesn’t necessarily mean the disciplinary process is finished.
The new accounts could be considered in the league’s review, but the NFL has not announced any further discipline. Jacobs’ attorneys have declined further comment while legal matters remain active.
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Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs, right, appears in a Brown County courtroom on Sept. 10, 2026 in Green Bay, Wis., with his attorney Clarence Duchac III for a hearing. He pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property charges after an incident in May.
The production is respectable, but the league’s limited involvement during critical stretches of the review has become a growing concern. Whether the NFL imposes additional discipline will be determined by the league’s office, not by the field. But one thing is already clear: the file released Friday is not going away.
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