Packers running back Josh Jacobs arrested on domestic abuse charges

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was arrested Tuesday and booked into Brown County Jail on five charges related to an alleged domestic violence incident over the weekend, according to the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department in Wisconsin.

The charges against Jacobs, 28, include felony strangulation and suffocation, and four misdemeanors: battery (domestic abuse), criminal damage to property (domestic abuse), disorderly conduct (domestic abuse) and intimidation of a victim. Jacobs’ arrest stems from an incident that occurred Saturday morning, according to a police news release, as police were dispatched to a disturbance complaint at approximately 8:37.

In a statement to The Athletic, a Packers spokesperson said, “We are aware of the matter involving Josh Jacobs. As it is an ongoing legal situation, we will withhold further comment.” The NFL told The Athletic in a statement that it was “aware of the report” and has “been in contact with the club.”

Jacobs’ lawyers, David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld and Clarence Duchac, said in a statement that “Josh vehemently denies the allegations, and this matter is in the early stages of investigation with important evidence that has not yet been made public. We ask for fairness and restraint while the judicial process takes its course.”

One of the NFL’s top running backs, Jacobs is in his third season with the Packers after signing as a free agent in 2024 on a four-year, $48 million deal. Over his two seasons in Green Bay, he’s rushed for 2,258 yards on 4.2 yards per carry and 28 touchdowns.

Jacobs was a first-round pick of the Oakland Raiders in 2019 and led the NFL in rushing yards in 2022 while making the All-Pro First Team that year and the Pro Bowl in 2020, 2022 and 2024.