NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport gave us an update on where the league stands on Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs on Sunday. According to Rapoport, the league has officially filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department for previously sealed evidence in Jacobs’ case, where he plead no contest to battery and criminal damage to property in an incident involving his girlfriend.
According to the police report, which Jacobs stated was accurate during his court
date, Jacobs grabbed and threw the anonymous woman to the ground, resulting in injury. The police report claims that there’s video that was recovered from Jacobs’ garage, where his girlfriend attempted to exit his property, that at minimum shows her on the ground for roughly 40 seconds before Jacobs returns to the scene and damages her cellphone — but the report stops short of saying that it captures Jacobs throwing the victim, as the report is worded fairly vaugely.
Jacobs’ camp requested a temporary seal of evidence in the case, which was approved, while the victim requested a permanent seal of evidence in the case, which was denied by Judge Marc Hammer — essentially on the basis that the decision should be made by Hobart-Lawrence Police Department, not the district attorney’s office. Hobart-Lawrence has 10 days to fulfill public records requests for evidence, with the clock having started on Friday September 25th.
Rapoport stated: “I do not expect an imminent return for Josh Jacobs. It is not expected to be something where they’re gonna snap their fingers and gonna be back on the field next week.” According to Rapoport, Jacobs’ “potential return” to the field could come after five to eight games of “time served” while on the commissioner exempt list.
