The Packers are addressing the still-unfolding Josh Jacobs situation by not saying much.
During his Monday press availability, Matt LaFleur addressed the additional allegations of abuse levied by multiple women against the running back by saying he didn’t have much to say.
“Obviously, we’re aware of the prior allegations on Josh and we’re going to allow the NFL to do its process, but I would anticipate him being a member of us moving forward,” LaFleur said. “That’s really all I have to speak on [that].”
Jacobs entered a no-contest plea in his abuse and criminal damage case earlier this year, and the additional allegations came to light after the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department released documents pertaining to Jacobs’ 2026 arrest.
The additional allegations date to 2022 and 2021, when Jacobs was a member of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Jacobs spent six weeks on the Commissioner Exempt list earlier this season. He was not fined and could still be suspended. The NFL has yet to issue a definitive ruling on his case, possibly because video footage of the incident resulting in Jacobs’ arrest in May still has not been released — and may never be.
General manager Brian Gutekunst has yet to speak publicly on Jacobs’ situation (he typically addresses the media just once during the season after the conclusion of training camp), but LaFleur’s remarks make the Packers’ position pretty clear: they’re not going to do anything until the NFL makes its own ruling.
Jacobs has been central to the Packers’ backfield operation since he returned, playing more than 52% of the Packers’ snaps in their Week 7 loss to the Lions, then lining up for 71% of their snaps in their Week 8 win over the Panthers. He’s carried 32 times for 75 yards and a touchdown while catching 11 passes for 68 yards and a touchdown in those two games.
