Packers RB Josh Jacobs released from jail as prosecutors weigh filing charges

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers moving backmost Josh Jacobs was released from a Wisconsin jailhouse portion authorities further analyse allegations of home abuse.

Jacobs, a erstwhile Raiders moving back, was arrested Tuesday successful Brown County connected allegations of strangulation and suffocation and different offenses implicit the weekend. His lawyers said helium denies wrongdoing.

District Attorney David Lasee said it’s excessively soon to marque a ceremonial charging decision.

“Our bureau has requested further investigation, arsenic determination is crushed to judge that further grounds whitethorn beryllium that would interaction whether transgression charges are appropriate, and what charges would beryllium issued. … The probe remains unfastened and is ongoing,” Lasee said.

Jacobs’ lawyers — David Chesnoff, Richard Schonfeld and Clarence Duchac — said they’re pleased that he’s retired of jail.

“We promote everyone to support an unfastened caput portion the substance is afloat reviewed. We stay assured that, erstwhile each of the grounds is gathered and evaluated, it volition corroborate that nary charges should beryllium brought against Josh successful the future,” they said.

Hobart/Lawrence Police Chief Michael Renkas said constabulary responded to a ailment astir Jacobs astir 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

Jacobs is the Packers’ apical returning rusher aft moving for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns successful 2025. That followed a 2024 play successful which helium ran for 1,329 yards and 15 touchdowns portion earning his 3rd Pro Bowl selection.

The Packers, who started organized squad activities this week, had issued a connection Tuesday saying that they were alert of the substance and that “as it is an ongoing ineligible situation, we volition withhold further comment.”

“I cognize there’s going to beryllium a batch of questions astir Josh,” LaFleur said earlier the Packers’ signifier connected Wednesday. “I’m going to instrumentality with the connection that we enactment retired arsenic an enactment and conscionable fto the process play out.”

LaFleur declined remark connected his absorption to the arrest, however helium addressed the substance with the squad and whether the Packers had communicated astatine each with Jacobs implicit the past fewer days. He besides was asked astir whether helium has to hole for the anticipation the Packers mightiness person to play portion of the play without Jacobs.

“I deliberation a lot’s going to hap betwixt present and then,” LaFleur said.

The Packers canceled a scheduled post-practice availability for reporters with players Wednesday.

Jacobs, 28, has rushed for 7,803 yards and 74 touchdowns successful his seven-year career, which included 5 seasons with the Raiders. He earned All-Pro honors and had an NFL-leading 1,653 yards rushing with Las Vegas successful 2022.

The lone progressive players with much vocation touchdown runs are Baltimore’s Derrick Henry (122) and Buffalo’s Josh Allen (79).

Green Bay lacks proven moving backs speech from Jacobs.

The Packers’ second-leading rusher past play was Emanuel Wilson, who has since signed with the Seattle Seahawks. The Packers didn’t draught immoderate moving backs this year.

Green Bay’s second-leading returning rusher is backmost Jordan Love, who ran for 199 yards past season. The Packers did re-sign moving backmost Chris Brooks, who rushed for 106 yards connected 27 carries past play and ran for 183 yards and a touchdown connected 36 attempts successful 2024.

MarShawn Lloyd, a 2024 third-round prime from Southern California, didn’t play astatine each past twelvemonth and appeared successful lone 1 crippled arsenic a rookie due to the fact that of injuries.

“I deliberation he’s done everything helium tin successful his powerfulness to enactment him successful the champion imaginable position,” LaFleur said of Lloyd. “He’s conscionable going to person to spell retired determination and beryllium it.”

Other moving backs connected Green Bay’s roster see Damien Martinez, Pierre Strong and rookie undrafted escaped cause Jaden Nixon.

White reported from Detroit.