Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs will open the 2026 NFL regular season on the commissioner's exempt list, the league announced Sunday. Jacobs will not be allowed to practice or play while he's on the commissioner's exempt list. The league's decision stems from Jacobs being arrested and later released from a Wisconsin jail in May after five criminal charges were brought against him: strangulation and suffocation, battery-domestic abuse, criminal damage to property-domestic abuse, disorderly conduct-domestic abuse and intimidation of a victim. At the time of his release in May, Jacobs'...
Packers Star Josh Jacobs Placed On Commissioner's Exempt List
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Aug 30, 2026 • 1 week ago
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