Attorneys representing Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs issued a detailed denial Sunday of additional physical and verbal abuse allegations disclosed in police records. Their response followed Friday's release of 129 pages by Wisconsin's Hobart/Lawrence Police Department concerning Jacobs' arrest in May.
Three women came forward after that arrest, which followed an incident involving a woman at Jacobs' home in the Green Bay area. The additional allegations concern events dating back to April 2021. In September, Jacobs pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges stemming from the May case. He was convicted of battery, received a $1,000 fine and entered a deferred judgment agreement on a property damage charge.
Jacobs' lawyers, David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld and Clarence F. Duchac III, initially responded Saturday, saying the Brown County District Attorney's office had possessed the allegations for months. In their expanded statement Sunday, they described the released material as summaries of three telephone interviews about events in 2021 and 2022. They said Jacobs denies each account and has tangible evidence supporting his position.
The attorneys characterized the accounts as "unsupported and stale allegations" and said police had not conducted further investigation beyond the interviews. They also said Jacobs had no opportunity to provide evidence to the department in response. Addressing one woman's account, the lawyers said she had previously brought a claim to the NFL, which reviewed it and determined that action was not warranted. According to the attorneys, Jacobs retained supporting evidence, but the released file did not indicate that investigators had requested or considered it.
Regarding a second woman, the lawyers said her 2021 claim came after Jacobs summoned Las Vegas police to his home to report her misconduct. They maintained that a police report from that day undermined her account and said authorities took no further action after she was removed from the home. Jacobs also denied a physical confrontation with the third woman. His attorneys said she requested a visit, stayed overnight at his Las Vegas home and departed the following evening in a car she ordered. They argued that a ride receipt in the released records supported his version of her departure.
The NFL said Saturday that it would look into the additional allegations. Jacobs spent the season's first six weeks on the commissioner exempt list before receiving clearance to play in Week 7. The league said its investigation into possible personal conduct policy violations remained open. His six games on the exempt list would count toward any subsequent suspension.
Since returning, Jacobs has played two games, recording 75 rushing yards and one touchdown on 32 carries. He has also caught 11 passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
