Packers Running Back Josh Jacobs Presents Evidence Disputing Police Records

Josh Jacobs has assembled a substantial body of tangible evidence to dispute allegations made by three women, according to his legal team. The Green Bay Packers running back is currently playing in the NFL after spending the first six games of the season on the commissioner's exempt list. He returned to the field for the team's most recent two contests while the league's investigation continues.

The legal battle stems from records released Friday night by the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department in Wisconsin. The documents detail accounts from three women who reported incidents involving Jacobs years before his May arrest. Jacobs pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property on Sept. 10. That plea resolved the case involving his then-girlfriend, who alleged he threw her to the ground during a May altercation.

David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld, and Clarence F. Duchac III represent Jacobs. They stated Saturday that the Brown County District Attorney's office held these uncorroborated claims for months. The lawyers called the accounts old, hearsay, and easily disproven. They noted that police released the documents to the media without conducting a full investigation into their accuracy.

One woman reported an incident she initially described as happening around 2023, but later specified as Jan. 5, 2022. She claimed Jacobs slapped her, threw her phone into a swimming pool, and pinned her to a floor. She stated she remained friends with Jacobs afterward and feared her story would not be believed. A second woman described an April 2021 incident where she claimed Jacobs pushed her against a wall and threw her belongings out. Police records for that event noted officers saw no visible signs of injury.

The third woman said Jacobs flew her to a residence in May 2022 and grabbed her by the hair during a dispute. She told police she avoided reporting the incident because she was not a U.S. citizen at the time and Jacobs told her she could be deported. Jacobs' lawyers said one woman made a claim to the NFL, which reviewed it and found no action warranted. Another woman filed a claim only after Jacobs called Las Vegas police to report her for misconduct.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league would review the newly released allegations as part of its ongoing investigation. The league declined to comment on the lawyers' statements Sunday. Jacobs remains subject to further discipline from the league as the review proceeds.